- Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: 20th round of stern EU sanctions hits energy revenues, military-industrial complex, trade and financial services, including crypto (27/04/2026)
- EU Removes Four Sudan-Linked Names from Sanctions Regime (23/04/2026)
- Republic of Moldova: EU restrictive measures extended until April 2027 (23/04/2026)
General Information/Notifications & Useful Links
- Russian hybrid threats: EU lists two entities over information manipulation activities (23/04/2026)
- EU Adds Individual to ISIL, Al-Qaida Sanctions List (15/04/2026)
- Public Consultation by the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) (03/04/2026)
- MONEYVAL Publishes New Report on ML/TF/PF Risks Arising from Conflict Proceeds (23/03/2026)
- Human rights violations in Russia: EU lists additional eight individuals (24/02/2026)
- EU terrorist list: Council designates the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation (20/02/2026)
- FATF February 2026: Kuwait and Papua New Guinea Added to Grey List (19/02/2026)
- FATF February 2026: Kuwait and Papua New Guinea Added to Grey List (16/02/2026)
- Δελτίο Τύπου: Στέλεχος της ΑΠΕΚ ορίστηκε σε ειδική ομάδα εργασίας της Ευρωπαϊκής Αρχής AMLA (13/02/2026)
- Council of Europe’s MONEYVAL Committee issues new report on the use of virtual assets for money laundering and terrorist financing (11/02/2026)
- ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ: Τα δημοσιεύματα για «καζίνο» στην Πύλα δεν αφορούν αδειοδοτημένες εγκαταστάσεις (10/02/2026)
- Iran: Council adopts new sanctions over serious human rights violations and Iran’s continued support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine (02/02/2026)
- Sudan: Council sanctions seven individuals in view of the dramatic escalation of violence in the country (02/02/2026)
- Russian hybrid threats: Council sanctions six individuals over information manipulation activities (02/02/2026)
- EU Updates Hamas Sanctions List, Revises Financing Designation (16/01/2026)
- EU Updates Hamas Sanctions List, Revises Financing Designation (16/01/2026)
- Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad: Council prolongs restrictive measures for another year (16/01/2026)
- Human rights violations in Russia: EU imposes sanctions on two additional individuals (23/12/2025)
- Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: Council extends economic sanctions for a further 6 months (23/12/2025)
- Haiti: Council lists three individuals and one entity over gang violence and related human rights abuses (17/12/2025)
- Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: Council sanctions 9 shadow fleet enablers (17/12/2025)
- Russian hybrid threats: Council sanctions twelve individuals and two entities over information manipulation and cyber attacks (17/12/2025)
- Venezuela: Council renews restrictive measures by one year (17/12/2025)
- Venezuela: Council renews restrictive measures by one year (17/12/2025)
- Basel Institute Releases 2025 Basel AML Index: Global Risks and Key Findings (10/12/2025)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: Council prolongs individual sanctions by another year (10/12/2025)
- EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime: listings prolonged for a year (08/12/2025)
- EU Amends 39 Entries on Global Human Rights Sanctions List (08/12/2025)
- EU Adds Two Haitian Gang Leaders to Sanctions List for Fueling Violence (03/12/2025)
- Χάρης Τσαγγαρίδης – “Πέρα από τα φώτα: το καζίνο θέρετρο ως μοχλός ανάπτυξης και εμπιστοσύνης” (27/11/2025)
- EU Updates ISIL, Al-Qaida Sanctions Regime (26/11/2025)
- Η Αρχή Παιγνίων και Εποπτείας Καζίνο (ΑΠΕΚ) προειδοποιεί για παράνομες ιστοσελίδες και παραπλανητικές διαφημίσεις που προωθούν διαδικτυακό καζίνο (18/11/2025)
- Εκπροσώπηση της Αρχής Παιγνίων και Εποπτείας Καζίνο («ΑΠΕΚ») στη συνάντηση με την Πρόεδρο της Ευρωπαϊκής Αρχής Καταπολέμησης της Νομιμοποίησης Εσόδων από Εγκληματικές Δραστηριότητες (AMLA) κα. Bruna Szego στην Κύπρο. (03/11/2025)
- ISIL/Da’esh and Al-Qaeda: Council renews sanctions regime by another year (03/11/2025)
- Συμμετοχή της Αρχής Παιγνίων και Εποπτείας Καζίνο Κύπρου στο Συνέδριο της International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) στο Τορόντο. (30/10/2025)
- FATF removed Four (4) Jurisdictions from Gray List (27/10/2025)
- Εκπαιδευτικό εργαστήριο για την αναγνώριση και διαχείριση περιστατικών προβληματικής ενασχόλησης με τα τυχερά παιχνίδια σε ευάλωτους πληθυσμούς (21/10/2025)
- EU Updates ISIL, Al-Qaida Sanctions List (20/10/2025)
- Σχετικά με τα δημοσιεύματα για τη ρύθμιση των διαδικτυακών καζίνο (16/10/2025)
- Chemical weapons: Council renews restrictive measures for another year (15/10/2025)
- Η ΑΠΕΚ συμμετέχει και φέτος στην Εβδομάδα Ασφαλούς Παιχνιδιού (07/10/2025)
- MOKAS: Strategic Analysis Report for 2023 – 2024 (02/10/2025)
- Nicaragua: Council extends restrictive measures for another year (02/10/2025)
- EU Removes Burundian Official from Sanctions List (26/09/2025)
- EU Delists Syrian National Following Court Ruling (26/09/2025)
- EU Lifts Sanctions on Six Guinea-Bissau Officials (26/09/2025)
- Sudan: EU extends sanctions regime by one year (24/09/2025)
- Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: EU individual sanctions over territorial integrity prolonged for a further six months (15/09/2025)
- Συνεργασία ΑΠΕΚ με BMM: Έλεγχοι αιχμής για καζίνο για ακόμα μεγαλύτερη ακεραιότητα και ασφάλεια (09/09/2025)
- Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime: Council imposes sanctions on two individuals over abuses in detention centres in Crimea (08/09/2025)
- Η Κύπρος αναλαμβάνει τη διοργάνωση του GREF Annual Conference 2027 (04/09/2025)
- EU Amends One Iraq Sanctions Entry (19/08/2025)
- EU Renews Terrorist Sanctions List (30/07/2025)
- EU Delists Individual from Libya Sanctions List (30/07/2025)
- Υπογραφη Μνημονιου Συνεργασιας μεταξυ της Αρχης Παιγνιων και Εποπτειας Καζινο Κυπρου (ΑΠΕΚ) και Συνδεσμου ΔΕΠΥ Κυπρου. (29/07/2025)
- EU Amends Sanctions Measures on Iran (28/07/2025)
- EU Renews Sanctions on Lebanon (28/07/2025)
- EU Removes One Individual From Mali Sanctions List (23/07/2025)
- Sudan: Council sanctions individuals and entities over serious human rights violations and threats to the peace, stability and security of the country (21/07/2025)
- Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: EU adopts 18th package of economic and individual measures (21/07/2025)
- Iran: EU Sanctions Zindashti Network for Iran-Linked Transnational Repression (17/07/2025)
- Haiti: EU lists three individuals and renews sanctions regime for an additional year (17/07/2025)
- Republic of Moldova: Council lists seven individuals and three entities for actions destabilising the country (17/07/2025)
- Human rights violations in Russia: EU lists further five individuals (17/07/2025)
- Russian hybrid threats: EU lists nine individuals and six entities responsible for destabilising actions in the EU and Ukraine (17/07/2025)
- FATF Releases Comprehensive Update on Terrorist Financing Risks – 2025 (10/07/2025)
- EU Removes One Entry from ISIL, Al-Qaida Sanctions List (01/07/2025)
- EU Adds Swiss-Cameroonian Influencer to Russia Sanctions List (30/06/2025)
- FATF Issues Sixth Targeted Update on Virtual Assets and VASPs (27/06/2025)
- FATF Publishes updates Guidance on Financial Inclusion & Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Measures (26/06/2025)
- EU Sanctions Syrian Militia Leaders, Assad Regime Financiers for Human Rights Abuses (26/06/2025)
- Guatemala: Council sanctions three individuals and one entity for undermining democracy and the rule of law (23/06/2025)
- FATF Report highlights major gaps in global response to Proliferation Financing and Sanctions Evasion (23/06/2025)
- FATF Issues Amended AML/CTF Recommendations (23/06/2025)
- MONEYVAL: Follow Up on Cyprus – June 2025 (23/06/2025)
- EU Removes One Entry from ISIL, Al-Qaida Sanctions List (23/06/2025)
- FATF Publishes List of High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action (Blacklist) (16/06/2025)
- FATF Adds Two Jurisdictions to Gray List, Removes Three (16/06/2025)
- Guatemala: Council sanctions three individuals and one entity for undermining democracy and the rule of law (16/06/2025)
- Commission updates list of high-risk countries to strengthen international fight against financial crime (11/06/2025)
- GRECO: Annual Report Publication for 2024 (10/06/2025)
- Publication of the 2024 Annual Report of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Cyprus (MOKAS) (04/06/2025)
- EU Amends Two Entries Under Russia Sanctions Regime (29/05/2025)
- Council of EU Issues Statement on Lifting of Syria Sanctions (20/05/2025)
- EU Adopts 17th Sanctions Package Against Russian Military, Hybrid Threat Actors (20/05/2025)
- EU Amends Libya Sanctions Regulation (30/04/2025)
- EU Amends Seven Moldova Sanctions Entries (30/04/2025)
- Myanmar: EU restrictive measures renewed until 30 April 2026 (28/04/2025)
- Iran: seven individuals and two entities targeted by EU’s sanctions over serious human rights violations (14/04/2025)
- EU Amends Sanctions on Banned Media Outlets (10/04/2025)
- EU Renews Iran Sanctions Regulation, Delists Two Individuals (10/04/2025)
- EU Adds 32 Entries to Belarus Sanctions List (31/03/2025)
- EU Amends Central African Republic Sanctions Regulation (25/03/2025)
- EU Adopts Changes to Haiti Sanctions Regulation in Line with UNSC Decision (25/03/2025)
- EU Amends 12 Islamic State, Al-Qaida Sanctions Entries (25/03/2025)
- European Commission Launches Helpdesk to Support Sanctions Compliance (25/03/2025)
- ISIL(Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda: European Council adds one entity to its autonomous list of sanctions (17/03/2025)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: EU lists further nine individuals and one entity (17/03/2025)
- Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: EU individual sanctions over territorial integrity prolonged for a further six months (14/03/2025)
- FATF Amends AML/CTF Recommendations (26/02/2025)
- EU Removes Two Individuals from Sudan Sanctions List (26/02/2025)
- Syria: EU suspends restrictive measures on key economic sectors (26/02/2025)
- EU Adopts 16th Sanctions Package on Russia: EU lists additional 48 individuals and 35 entities (26/02/2025)
- FATF Blacklist Remains Unchanged: North Korea, Iran, and Myanmar Under Continued Scrutiny (24/02/2025)
- FATF Updates “Grey List”: Philippines Removed, Laos and Nepal Added (24/02/2025)
- EU Continues Sanctions Related to Illegal Occupation of Ukraine (19/02/2025)
- EU Amends Two Designations Under Human Rights Violations Sanctions List (19/02/2025)
- FATF Annual Report 2023-2024 (13/02/2025)
- Transparency Index 2024: Cyprus’ Standing in Global Rankings (13/02/2025)
- New Composition of the Board of the Cyprus Gaming and Casino Supervision Commission (13/02/2025)
- Sanctions against terrorism: Council renews the EU Terrorist List and related humanitarian exceptions (03/02/2025)
- EU Extends Tunisia Sanctions for Another Year (28/01/2025)
- EU Removes One Listing Under Libya Sanctions Regulation (28/01/2025)
- Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: Council extends economic restrictive measures for a further 6 months (27/01/2025)
- Cyber-attacks: three individuals added to EU sanctions list for malicious cyber activities against Estonia (27/01/2025)
- Annual Report 2022-2023: Cyprus Gaming and Casino Supervision Commission Strengthens Its Supervisory Role (17/01/2025)
- EUROPOL: EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (EU TE-SAT) 2024 (14/01/2025)
- Venezuela: Council renews restrictive measures and lists a further 15 individuals in view of the situation in the country (14/01/2025)
- Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad: European Council extends restrictive measures by one year (14/01/2025)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: Council renews EU restrictive measures for a further year (11/12/2024)
- Basel Institute Releases New Anti-Money Laundering Index (06/12/2024)
- EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime: listings renewed for an additional year (04/12/2024)
- Syria: European Council adds three individuals to sanctions list for continued repression and human rights violations (27/11/2024)
- The European Commission presents a new study on areas most at risk of corruption (25/11/2024)
- Iran: EU widens restrictive measures in view of Iran support of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and lists one individual and four entities (19/11/2024)
- EU Extends Sanctions Against Certain Moldovan Leadership for Another Year (29/10/2024)
- EU Adds Three Individuals, One Entity to Myanmar Sanctions List (29/10/2024)
- FATF adds four Jurisdictions to Gray List, Removes One (25/10/2024)
- FATF Renews Call for Action Concerning High-Risk Jurisdictions (“Black List”) (25/10/2024)
- EU Adds Two Individuals to Haiti Sanctions List (24/10/2024)
- EU Extends Sanctions Measures Against Burundi (22/10/2024)
- Ιράν: κυρώσεις κατά επτά προσώπων και επτά οντοτήτων ως απάντηση στη μεταφορά πυραύλων του Ιράν στη Ρωσία (15/10/2024)
- Republic of Moldova: Council lists further 5 individuals and 1 entity for destabilising actions (15/10/2024)
- Chemical Weapons: EU sanctions renewed for an additional year (15/10/2024)
- ΕU Extends Sanctions Against Niger (15/10/2024)
- EU Removes Two Individuals from DRC Sanctions List (11/10/2024)
- EU Delists Two Individuals from Tunisia Sanctions List (09/10/2024)
- EU Removes One Entry From Syria Sanctions List (24/09/2024)
- EU Removes Three Individuals from Guinea-Bissau Sanctions List (24/09/2024)
- The actions of the Cyprus Gaming and Casino Supervision Commission (PRESS RELEASE) (19/09/2024)
- EU Continues Russian Individual Sanctions for Another Six Month (12/09/2024)
- EU Removes One Entry from ISIL, Al-Qaida Sanctions List (30/08/2024)
- FATF Publishes Updated Methodology for Assessing AML/CTF Systems (29/08/2024)
- Belarus: EU lists further 28 individuals for participation in internal repression (06/08/2024)
- EU Removes Six Entries from Iran Sanctions List (29/07/2024)
- EU Amends Entries Under North Korea Sanctions List (29/07/2024)
- Sanctions against terrorism: Council renews the EU Terrorist List and designates a new entity (26/07/2024)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: EU lists nine individuals and one entity (26/07/2024)
- EU Adds Six Entries to Human Rights Violations Sanctions List (22/07/2024)
- EU Extends Sanctions on Russia for Continued Aggression Against Ukraine (22/07/2024)
- EU Updates Sanctions Implementation Guidelines (15/07/2024)
- EU Council prolongs restrictive measures against Iran for Military Support for Russia (15/07/2024)
- EU Sanctions Extremist West Bank Settlers for Human Rights Violations (15/07/2024)
- Amended EU Regulation Sanctions Two Individuals, Four Entities for Enabling Russia (28/06/2024)
- EU Designates Six Individuals, Three Entities for Enabling Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) (28/06/2024)
- FATF Issues Statement on High-Risk Jurisdictions (“Black List”) (28/06/2024)
- FATF Adds Monaco, Venezuela to Gray List, Removes Jamaica and Turkey (28/06/2024)
- FATF Adds Monaco, Venezuela to Gray List, Removes Jamaica and Turkey (28/06/2024)
- FATF Issues Statement on High-Risk Jurisdictions (“Black List”) (28/06/2024)
- EU Designates Six Individuals, Three Entities for Enabling Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) (28/06/2024)
- Amended EU Regulation Sanctions Two Individuals, Four Entities for Enabling Russia (28/06/2024)
- EU Amends Haiti Sanctions Regulations (26/06/2024)
- EU Adopts 14th Sanctions Package Against Russia (25/06/2024)
- U Designates Six Individuals for Involvement in Cyberattacks (25/06/2024)
- Amended EU Regulation Sanctions Six Sudanese Individuals (25/06/2024)
- EU Sanctions IRGC-SSJO for Destabilizing Activities in Middle East, Red Sea Region (25/06/2024)
- EU Adds Three Individuals to Al-Shabaab Sanctions List (17/06/2024)
- EU Extends Sanctions on Russia Over Crimea Annexation (17/06/2024)
- EU Amends Six Entries Under Venezuela Sanctions Regime (14/05/2024)
- EU Broadens Iran Sanctions in Response to Iranian Support of Russia (14/05/2024)
- EU Amends Entry Under ISIL, Al-Qaida Sanctions List (06/05/2024)
- Moneyval Report on Cyprus Welcomes AML/CTF Improvements (02/05/2024)
- EU Designates Six Individuals Under Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regime (30/04/2024)
- Myanmar: EU restrictive measures renewed for a further year (26/04/2024)
- EU Renews Sanctions on Moldova for One Year (26/04/2024)
- EU Sanctions Four Individuals, Two Entities for Human Rights Abuses Against Palestinians (19/04/2024)
- EU Adds Three Entities to Sanctions List for Human Rights Violations (12/04/2024)
- European Commission Updates 19 Russia Sanctions FAQs (02/04/2024)
- ISIL(Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda: Council adds a person and an entity to its autonomous list of sanctions (25/03/2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Council extends framework for restrictive measures until March 2026 (25/03/2024)
- EU Sanctions 33 Individuals, Two Entities Linked to Death of Alexei Navalny (22/03/2024)
- Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: EU individual sanctions over territorial integrity prolonged for a further six months (14/03/2024)
- Council of EU Extends Belarus Sanctions Regime for Another Year (26/02/2024)
- FATF: Jurisdictions no Longer under Increased Monitoring – Barbados, Gibraltar, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates (23/02/2024)
- Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring – FATF financial crime watchdog adds Kenya and Namibia to its ‘grey list’ (23/02/2024)
- EU adopts 13th package of individual and economic sanctions against Russia. (23/02/2024)
- EU Removes Four Countries from List of Non-Cooperative Tax Jurisdictions (20/02/2024)
- Transparency International Publishes 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (31/01/2024)
- Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: ΕU Council renews economic sanctions for a further 6 months (29/01/2024)
- EU Establishes Sanctions Framework Targeting Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (19/01/2024)
- EU Reaches Agreement on Comprehensive AML/CTF Measures (18/01/2024)
- EU Amends 14 Entries on Islamic State, Al-Qaida Sanctions List (18/01/2024)
- EU Amends Terrorism Sanctions List (16/01/2024)
- EU Adds Four Entries to Haiti Sanctions List (15/01/2024)
- EU Adds Entity, CEO to Russia Sanctions List (04/01/2024)
Useful Links:
- The Financial Intelligence Unit of Cyprus (MOKAS)
- The Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism – MONEYVAL
- The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
- Egmont Group
- European Commission
- Official Journal of the European Union (EU)
- United Nations
- European External Action Service
- EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA)