Greece

Member since 1991

The FATF assessed Greece’s anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing system in 2019. The assessment is a comprehensive review of the effectiveness of Greece’s measures and their compliance with the FATF Recommendations. 

Greece completed its first comprehensive national assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing risks in 2018 and has a good understanding of the risks it faces. The lucrative drug trade in Greece is one of the most important money laundering risks the country faces. Other risks include corruption and smuggling of migrants. The country’s terrorist financing risks come primarily from domestic terrorist groups.

 

Greece's measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

3 Sep 2019

Greece has the foundations for effective action against money laundering and terrorist financing. However, it needs to improve prosecution of these crimes and focus more on the risks that face the non-financial sector.
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Head of delegation

Lead Ministry/Authority in the FATF Delegation

Ministry of Economy and Finance

Ratings

Technical Compliance

Ratings which reflect the extent to which a country has implemented the technical requirements of the FATF Recommendations.

Greece Mutual Evaluation 2019

R.1 - Assessing risk & applying risk-based approach
LC
R.2 - National cooperation and coordination
LC
R.3 - Money laundering offence
C
R.4 - Confiscation and provisional measures
LC
R.5 - Terrorist financing offence
LC
R.6 - Targeted financial sanctions related to terrorism & terrorist financing
LC
R.7 - Targeted financial sanctions related to proliferation
LC
R.8 - Non-profit organisations
PC
R.9 - Financial institution secrecy laws
C
R.10 - Customer due diligence
C
R.11 - Record keeping
C
R.12 - Politically exposed persons
C
R.13 - Correspondent banking
PC
R.14 - Money or value transfer services
C
R.15 - New technologies
LC
R.16 - Wire transfers
LC
R.17 - Reliance on third parties
LC
R.18 - Internal controls and foreign branches and subsidiaries
C
R.19 - Higher-risk countries
LC
R.20 - Reporting of suspicious transactions
C
R.21 - Tipping-off and confidentiality
C
R.22 - DNFBPs: Customer due diligence
LC
R.23 - DNFBPs: Other measures
LC
R.24 - Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal persons
LC
R.25 - Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal arrangements
LC
R.26 - Regulation and supervision of financial institutions
LC
R.27 - Powers of supervisors
C
R.28 - Regulation and supervision of DNFBPs
LC
R.29 - Financial intelligence units
C
R.30 - Responsibilities of law enforcement and investigative authorities
C
R.31 - Powers of law enforcement and investigative authorities
C
R.32 - Cash couriers
PC
R.33 - Statistics
LC
R.34 - Guidance and feedback
LC
R.35- Sanctions
LC
R.36 - International instruments
LC
R.37 - Mutual legal assistance
LC
R.38 - Mutual legal assistance: freezing and confiscation
C
R.39 - Extradition
C
R.40 - Other forms of international cooperation
LC

C = compliant   |   LC = largely compliant     |   PC = partially compliant   |   NC = non-compliant

Effectiveness

Ratings that reflect the extent to which a country's measures are effective. The assessment is conducted on the basis of 11 immediate outcomes, which represent key goals that an effective AML/CFT system should achieve.

Ratings that reflect the extent to which a country's measures are effective. The assessment is conducted on the basis of 11 immediate outcomes, which represent key goals that an effective AML/CFT system should achieve.

Greece Mutual Evaluation 2019

IO1
SE
IO2
SE
IO3
ME
IO4
ME
IO5
ME
IO6
SE
IO7
ME
IO8
ME
IO9
SE
IO10
ME
IO11
SE

HE = high level of effectiveness   |   SE = substantial level of effectiveness    |   ME = moderate level of effectiveness   |   LE = low level of effectiveness

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