Europe

Europe remains the region furthest advanced with the implementation of central beneficial ownership registers. Progress has been driven by European Union (EU) Member States, and others including the United Kingdom (UK) and Ukraine. Open Ownership has worked with governments in EU Member States to advance the implementation of reforms, including Latvia and Slovakia, and has provided advice and technical expertise to early movers to implement registers, including Ukraine and the UK, the first two countries in the world to implement public beneficial ownership registers. Open Ownership continues to engage with various implementing agencies in Europe, including Norway and the UK, and aims to ensure the effective implementation of beneficial ownership transparency reforms in the EU under the 2024 Anti-Money Laundering Package. Open Ownership also works with partners in the private sector and civil society to shape the future trajectory of reforms within and beyond the European region.

Countries in the region