Strengthening European Financial Sector Capabilities to manage complex sanctions against Russia

The United States Department of State, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Lawtelier, and CRDF Global with participation of GvW are pleased to invite you to a workshop on Strengthening European Financial Sector Capabilities to Mitigate Complex Russia and Belarus-related Sanctions Risks.

This workshop is for professionals from the financial sector whose work specializes in anti-money laundering, regulatory compliance, audits, sanctions, legal advisory services, and risk management; as well as relevant government stakeholders responsible for trade and enforcement of international sanctions regimes. 

Sanctions compliance experts will provide tailored guidance on identifying sanctions evasions techniques and mitigating associated risks, dual-use components and best practices, advanced conventional weapons components and restriction regimes, red flags in ACW transactions, and the role of local institutions in sanctions compliance. The experts include Dr Gerd Schwendinger and Dr Tanja Galander with the presentation "National developments: relevant case law analysis" in the session "EU and German perspective on Russia and Belarus Sanctions".