View: Is Brussels taking dirty money seriously?
Andreas Dehio and Dr Kerstin Wilhelm, 22 July 2021
Preventing and combating money laundering and terrorist financing has been on the EU’s agenda for more than 30 years. The legal and regulatory framework has been strengthened steadily. But now the European Commission has taken an ambitious step towards beating financial crime by overhauling the current EU anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing rules.
The legislative proposals that were presented on 20 July will allow the EU to close any loopholes in the current rules where member states apply them differently, and bolster enforcement of the existing framework. Continue reading “Article: View: Is Brussels taking dirty money seriously?”
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