A coordination meeting was held on 26.06.2025, between representatives of the EU4LEA2 project (European Union for Law Enforcement in Albania – Phase II) and the Financial Intelligence Agency. The meeting was attended by Mr. Ervin Koçi, Director General of AFIA, Ms. Entila Zyba, Director of the Coordination and Legal Directorate and Mr. Artan Shiqerukaj, Director of the Financial Analysis Directorate. The purpose of the meeting was to present the EU4LEA 2 project and its planned support to Financial Intelligence Agency, particularly in the areas of institutional capacity building and alignment with EU financial intelligence standards.

Mr. Koçi thanked the Delegation of the European Union as well as the representatives of the EU4LEA2 project for the fruitful and continuous cooperation in support of the AIF’s commitments for the implementation of the action plan of the “National Strategy for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism 2024-2030” and the “Institutional Strategy 2023-2027”.

The EU4LEA Phase II International Project Coordinator, Mr. Giovanni Pasqua, outlined the project’s coordination structure and its role in facilitating synergies with other international partners and donors. Ms. Ardita Shehaj, Component Leader for the Financial Investigation stream, to be implemented by GIZ, also introduced the scope of technical assistance foreseen under this component.

The meeting established important steps towards enhancing the operational and analytical capacities of the Financial Intelligence Agency, as part of efforts to strengthen the preventive system against money laundering, terrorist financing, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.