Kosovo expands reporting on efforts to combat money laundering: what the new directive requires

Kosovo has expanded requirements for reporting on the institutional and financial resources involved in preventing money laundering and terrorist financing.

The Ministry of Finance, led by Hekuran Murati, has issued Administrative Directive No. 03/2026, amending and supplementing the 2018 directive on assessing the national risk posed by these activities.

The official document, obtained by KosovaPress, expands the information that must be reported on institutional structures and the procedures used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

Reporting covers the Financial Intelligence Unit, tax authorities and prosecutors’ offices, as well as data on the human and financial resources allocated to this area. This information, together with the general procedures of the responsible institutions, must be provided to the extent that it is available.

The directive also requires reporting on national efforts and the resources committed to them. Specifically, two paragraphs are added to Article 4 of the existing directive, requiring reporting on staffing and the budget allocated to combating money laundering and terrorist financing.

The changes are intended to ensure that the national risk assessment contains more data and provides a fuller picture of institutional arrangements and capacities in this area. They are part of efforts to strengthen the legal and institutional framework for assessing risks related to money laundering and terrorist financing.

According to the document, the new directive fully transposes European Union Directive 2015/849, as amended by Directive 2018/843, on preventing the use of the financial system for money laundering and terrorist financing.

Administrative Directive No. 03/2026 enters into force on the day it is published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Kosovo.