Past Event
Money laundering and hybrid threats: Has COVID-19 made it all worse?
Will the European Union and its member states be ready to control this risk – even if competition for financial inflows intensifies?
video & audio recordings
Money laundering is a permanent threat to the financial system, and the EU has actively worked at developing its prevention mechanisms. The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact may have made money laundering an even bigger problem and enabled its use as part of hybrid threats to financial systems. In addition many countries, including EU member states, are currently struggling and looking for outside money to shore up their economies.
At this event, invited guests discussed the implications of the pandemic on the fight against money laundering. Will the EU and its member states be ready to control this risk – even if competition for financial inflows intensifies?
This event was organised in cooperation with the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats.
Schedule
14:00-14:10
Introductory remarks
Arnis Šnore, Deputy Director, Community of Interest on Vulnerabilities and Resilience, Hybrid CoE
14:10-14:50
Conversation
Chair: Nicolas Véron, Senior Fellow
Arnis Praudins, Head of the Financial Crime Risk (Compliance), Swedbank Latvija
llze Znotiņa, Head, Financial Intelligence Unit of Latvia
Arnis Šnore, Deputy Director, Community of Interest on Vulnerabilities and Resilience, Hybrid CoE
14:50-15:10
Q&A
15:10-15:15
Conclusion
Speakers
Arnis Praudins
Head of the Financial Crime Risk (Compliance), Swedbank Latvija
Arnis Šnore
Deputy Director, Community of Interest on Vulnerabilities and Resilience, Hybrid CoE
Nicolas Véron
Senior Fellow
llze Znotiņa
Head, Financial Intelligence Unit of Latvia
Location & Contact
Katja Knezevic
[email protected]
