AMLA Executive Board member Derville Rowland warns that €647B in illicit funds flows through Europe each year, urging stronger, harmonised AML measures to tackle cybercrime, trafficking, and fraud

She highlighted how criminals increasingly exploit technology, cybercrime, and “crime as a service,” with drug trafficking, human trafficking, and fraud generating vast sums. Despite representing under 10% of the world’s population, Europe handles nearly a quarter of...

EC President Ursula von der Leyen calls for suspending segments of the EU-Israel trade deal, sanctioning extremist Israeli officials, and freezing EU funds, while maintaining support for civil society

She proposed suspending the trade section of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, targeting extremist Israeli ministers and settlers with sanctions, and freezing €14 billion in EU project funds and €6 million in annual regional support to Israel. However, support for...