Educational visit to the Republic of Lithuania
From July 9 to 16, 2022, the ESBU representatives made a study visit to the Republic of Lithuania, during which they got acquainted with the specifics of the activities of the Customs Department under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania, the State Tax Inspectorate under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania and the Financial Crimes Investigation Service under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.
The purpose of the visit is to study the institutional formation of the bodies, the specifics of the exchange of information between them, regulatory and legal regulation, the experience of European integration, to learn from the experience of investigating international crimes and exchange professional experience for more effective work of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine.
More details: https://esbu.gov.ua/news/analityky-ta-detektyvy-beb-pereimaiut-krashchyi-ievropeiskyi-dosvid-z-rozsliduvannia-ekonomichnykh-zlochyniv
More details: https://esbu.gov.ua/news/beb-vtiliuvatyme-u-svoii-roboti-naikrashchi-ievropeiski-metodyky-ta-praktyky
Visit of the ESBU representatives to the Republic of Latvia
From July 30 to August 5, 2022, an educational visit of the ESBU representatives took place to the Republic of Latvia, during which there was an exchange of experience with the specifics of the State Revenue Service of the Republic of Latvia.
During the visit, algorithms were worked out for interaction with the competent authorities of the EU countries, joining the ESBU in active cooperation with the network of state institutions of the EU member states, which are based on the issue of ensuring economic security, as well as the use of analytical tools in the analysis and investigation of violations in the economic sphere.
ESBU representatives got acquainted with the work experience of Latvian colleagues based on practical cases regarding joint investigations of economic crimes, in particular, regarding countering the illegal withdrawal of funds from Ukraine and their return.
More details: https://esbu.gov.ua/news/beb-nalahodzhuie-vzaiemodiiu-z-ievropeiskymy-kolehamy
Visit to the Republic of Portugal
From August 29 to September 5, 2022, the head of the Department of International Cooperation of the ESBU went on a business trip to the Republic of Portugal to participate in the international conference "Estoril Conferences 2022".
At the conference, which was attended by current and former heads of state, scientists, opinion leaders, businessmen, and more than two thousand students from the world's leading business schools, the Ukrainian side tried to convey to the world community the importance of strengthening economic support and uniting international forces for a joint victory over aggressor.
Also, during the visit several meetings were held in particular with representatives of the Committee on Budget and Financial Policy of the Assembly of the Parliament of Portugal and the leadership of the Legal Police of the Portuguese Republic, at which the main tasks of the ESBU were presented and details of future joint interaction were discussed. Preliminary agreements were reached on bilateral cooperation on the exchange of experience in conducting investigations of economic crimes with the Legal Police of the Portuguese Republic. In particular, preliminary agreements were reached on bilateral cooperation on the exchange of experience in conducting investigations of economic crimes with the Legal Police of the Portuguese Republic.
More details: https://esbu.gov.ua/news/rezultatyvnist-sanktsii-zalezhyt-vid-efektyvnoi-mizhnarodnoi-spivpratsi
Visit to the Republic of Belgium
From August 4 to October 5, 2022, the head of the Department of International Cooperation of the ESBU went on a business trip to the city of Brussels (Belgium) to participate in the "2022 AFCOS Conference" conference.
During the participation in the conference, a meeting was held with the representative of the Treasury of the Ministry of Finance of the Kingdom of Belgium, responsible for the direction of sanctions control and blocking of Russian assets, sanctioned legal entities, and individuals - Werner Van Noppen. The parties agreed on the development of an algorithm for cooperation in conducting joint investigations in this direction, identifying, blocking, and transferring to Ukraine the assets of the Russian Federation and the Russian Federation, within the competence of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine. The ESBU representative also met with the management of the Public Finance Administration of the Kingdom of Belgium - Nilson Onderbeke (representative of the anti-fraud unit of the Public Finance Administration), Jean-Francois Vandermeulen (head of the Special Tax Inspection of the Public Finance Administration) and Annelisa Levens (adviser to the president of the Public Finance Administration of Belgium from issues of international cooperation). The parties agreed on the exchange of operational information between the ESBU and the Special Tax Inspectorate, within the framework of tax investigations into manipulations and frauds by the powers of the ESBU.
Visit to the Republic of Poland
From November 6 to 10, 2022, an ESBU representative went on a business trip to the Republic of Poland (the city of Warsaw) to participate in the event "Global Summit on Combating Illegal Trade: Central and Eastern Europe".
At the conference, which was attended by current and former heads of state, scientists, opinion leaders, businessmen, and more than two thousand students from the world's leading business schools, the Ukrainian side tried to convey to the world community the importance of strengthening economic support and uniting international forces for a joint victory over aggressor.
Also, during the visit, several meetings were held, in particular with representatives of the Committee on Budget and Financial Policy of the Assembly of the Parliament of Portugal and the leadership of the Legal Police of the Portuguese Republic, at which the main tasks of the ESBU were presented and details of future joint interaction were discussed. In particular, preliminary agreements were reached on bilateral cooperation on the exchange of experience in conducting investigations of economic crimes with the Legal Police of the Portuguese Republic.
More details: https://esbu.gov.ua/news/rezultatyvnist-sanktsii-zalezhyt-vid-efektyvnoi-mizhnarodnoi-spivpratsi
Visit to the Republic of Moldova
From November 8 to 10, 2022 ESBU employees went on a business trip to the city of Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, to participate in the meeting of the Special Group on Combating the Illegal Trafficking of Tobacco Products.
In Chisinau, employees of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine, law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Moldova, Poland, Romania, SELEC, Europol, OLAF, and representatives of the private sector investigated the impact of the Russian war on the illegal circulation of tobacco products.
At the meeting, the participants discussed the existing illegal markets of tobacco products, the representatives of the EU agencies informed about the results and the most effective methods of combating the illegal production of cigarettes and considered measures to combat illegal trade. During the meeting, representatives of Ukrainian and Moldovan agencies shared information about the recently liquidated objects of illegal cigarette production in their countries.
More details: https://esbu.gov.ua/news/novi-tendenciyi-u-nezakonnij-torgivli-tyutyunovimi-virobami