Financial Intelligence Agency

Three-Day Training on Risk Assessment, Financial Intelligence and Terrorist Financing Investigations

Within the framework of the integrated training plan, a three-day training was held on 3 and 5–6 March 2026, covering the following topics:
• Risk assessment, coordination and policy development
• Financial intelligence
• Investigations and prosecutions related to terrorist financing

During the training, eight public institutions were involved, namely: SPAK – the Special Structure against Corruption and Organized Crime; the General Prosecution Office – the General Prosecution Office of the Republic of Albania; the State Police – the General Directorate of the State Police; the General Directorate of Taxation; SHISH – the State Intelligence Service; the General Directorate of Anti-Corruption; the General Directorate of Customs; and the FIU – the Financial Intelligence Agency.

These institutions were engaged on issues related to the identification and assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing risks, strengthening inter-institutional coordination, and the collaborative development of policies to combat these phenomena at the national level. The training also emphasized the importance of the use of financial intelligence and relevant information from competent authorities in money laundering and terrorist financing investigations, as well as the role of investigations and prosecutions in ensuring effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions against individuals involved in terrorist financing.

The training was delivered with the assistance of international experts Mr. Shaun McLeary and Mr. Arakel Meliksetyan, who contributed their expertise and professional experience to the training sessions. We thank them for their contribution and support in the successful implementation of this important activity.

We also express our special gratitude for the continuous support provided by the Council of Europe, as well as by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of Switzerland (SECO) project, through the Swiss Embassy in Albania, which made the successful organization and implementation of this activity possible.