Despite significant progress in prosecuting corruption and organised crime, Western Balkan countries continue to lose billions of euros due to ineffective mechanisms for recovering criminal assets, it was stated at a regional conference held yesterday in Sarajevo,...

Illicit financial flows in the Western Balkans are estimated at around six per cent of the region’s GDP — billions of euros each year that should be funding schools, hospitals and infrastructure. Beyond the numbers, this loss erodes public trust, strengthens organised...

The fight against corruption and organised crime in the Western Balkans hinges on the ability to trace and recover illicit assets. Financial investigations serve an integral role in this process, providing the tools needed to uncover the financial aspects of criminal...

Stanoje Rnić, Founder of Blockchain Forensic Forum, on blockchain forensics, money laundering through cryptocurrencies, and tackling cybercrime in the digital age With the growing importance of digital finance in everyday lives of people, the rapid rise of...

In March the AIRE Centre and the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative organised the conference “Effective Asset Recovery in the Western Balkans”. Over 100 judges, prosecutors, professors and other experts from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North...

In the context of criminal justice systems, digital evidence has raised numerous issues, including the methods of discovery of communications, the transfer of evidence to other states, and its use in criminal proceedings, as well as the question of the validity and...

As the digital era evolves, so do the challenges faced by the judiciary and law enforcement agencies. Blockchain and crypto assets have revolutionised financial transactions in the Western Balkans and globally, making the understanding and effective recovery of assets...

Sarajevo, March 15, 2023 ― Over 100 judges, prosecutors, professors and other experts from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia and Italy gathered today in Sarajevo for the conference "Effective Asset Recovery in the...

On 2nd of March in Skopje, the AIRE Centre and the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative, in cooperation with the Academy of Judges and Public Prosecutors in North Macedonia, held a training for judges and prosecutors about asset recovery, the process of depriving...