Vatican City, 9 December 2015 (VIS) –
The Holy See Press Office today issued the following communique:
“Yesterday in Strasbourg, the Plenary
Meeting of Moneyval (the 'Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of
Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism' of the
Council of Europe) approved the Second Progress Report of the Holy
See/Vatican City State. The approval of this latest Report, which
follows on the Mutual Evaluation Report of 4 July 2012 and on the
Progress Report of 9 December 2013, is part of the ordinary reporting
process foreseen in the Rules of Procedure of Moneyval for all member
States.
The Moneyval Committee has welcomed the
outcome of the continued efforts by the Holy See and the Vatican City
State to further strengthen their institutional, legal and
operational framework for combating money laundering and the
financing of terrorism (AML/CFT).
'The latest Progress Report confirms
that the Holy See has established a functional, sustainable and
effective system, aiming at preventing and fighting financial
crimes', said Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, under-secretary for Relations
with States, and Head of Delegation of the Holy See and Vatican City
State to the Moneyval Plenary”.
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