Progress and challenges in the field of criminal assets recovery, discussed by the responsible authorities within the National Coordination Platform for the Recovery of Criminal Assets
Progress and challenges in the field of identification, freezing, confiscation and valorization of assets derived from crimes were discussed by the responsible authorities within the meeting of the National Coordination Platform for the Recovery of Criminal Assets. During the meeting, the participants analyzed the stage of development and opportunities for expanding the functionalities of the Automated Information System "Register of Seized Criminal Assets" (SIA RBII), with an emphasis on increasing its efficiency, completeness and interoperability, as well as ensuring the correct and integral reflection of data on the execution of confiscation decisions and the collection of amounts to the state budget. At the same time, measures for the implementation of the provisions of Law no. 4/2026 on the use of confiscated assets for social purposes or in the public interest, including the stage of elaborating the draft Government Decision and the actions necessary to operationalize the related mechanism.
During the meeting, the Criminal Assets Recovery Agency (CARA) presented the results of its activity for the period January–May 2026. According to the data presented, during this period, seizures were applied to 285 assets, worth a total of approximately 200 million lei, and in 2025, assets worth approximately 386 million lei were confiscated.
Another topic addressed concerned the continued development of the SIA RBII, an essential tool for streamlining the processes of recording, monitoring and managing confiscated assets. In this regard, the contracts currently being implemented regarding the development of the system were analyzed, including the development of the specifications for the parallel financial investigations module and the optimization of functionalities.
Also, progress was presented on the development of the online platform for the auctioning of seized and confiscated assets (the component intended for the State Fiscal Service, available here ). In the context of the implementation of the National Program for the Recovery of Criminal Assets 2023–2027 and the National Program for the Accession of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union 2025–2029, the necessary measures were addressed to ensure implementation within the established deadlines.
The coordination platform brings together representatives of the NAC/CARA, the Prosecutor General's Office, the Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases, the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, the Ministry of Justice, the State Fiscal Service, the Ministry of Finance, the General Inspectorate of Police, the National Integrity Authority and the Superior Council of Magistracy.
The participating institutions reconfirmed the importance of inter-institutional cooperation and the strengthening of mechanisms for the early initiation of parallel financial investigations and special investigative measures in high-profile cases, in order to streamline the process of recovering criminal assets.
