MONEYVAL will evaluate Moldova
In connection with the forthcoming assessment, the concept of the National Program on Preventing and Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism with an action plan for 2026-2030 was presented. The Council of Europe provided expert support in the development of the document.
“The document should help our country to show that we have an understanding of the risks at the country level and an understanding of the measures to be taken. It is very important to demonstrate a firm commitment to the implementation of these measures and the implementation of FATF standards (generally recognized international standards for combating money laundering – Logos Pressnote),” Munteanu said at a meeting of the parliamentary commission for national security, defense and public order.
According to him, the most important thing is that the program takes into account the mistakes identified in the previous strategy for 2020-2025. In particular, one of the problems remains the accumulation of statistical data in the field of combating money laundering. Partners want to see concrete results.
“This applies to authorities, especially supervisory authorities, and law enforcement agencies. When there will be an assessment, there should be clear traceability – from the reporting of a transaction by reporting entities, how they are analyzed, what measures are taken by the supervisory authority, how they move into investigations, then how these investigations turn into criminal cases and go to court. But most importantly, they want to understand how many of these cases lead to convictions and, more importantly, to confiscations, to show that the system works effectively at all levels,” Andrian Munteanu explained.
The National Program for Prevention and Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism is expected to be adopted in June 2026.
