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Europol publishes new report on the market for heroin and other opiods
Describes the European market for heroin (the most frequently used illicit opioid), from production and trafficking, to distribution and use.
EU Commission launches the European Ports Alliance Public Private Partnership to fight organised crime and drug trafficking
EU Commission launches the European Ports Alliance Public Private Partnership comes amid criminal networks using violence, corruption, and intimidation for profits. Cocaine seizures in the EU are at record levels, with over 300 tonnes seized annually in recent years…
EU to host public hearing for selecting new AML authority’s home city
Nine candidates will present their bids to host the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority at a public hearing in Brussels on January 30, a key step in the new process for selecting EU agency host cities…
Europol releases podcast on countering online terrorist propaganda
Covers Europol’s investigation into the propaganda network of the so-called Islamic State. From the first day of the investigation until final action days, let Europol agents, EU police and global crime experts take you inside this major counter terrorism operation.
EU Parliament MEPs reach deal on a single rulebook against ML and TF
The new bills provide access to beneficial ownership information and give more powers to Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) to analyse and detect money laundering and terrorist financing cases as well as to suspend suspicious transactions.
EBA issues guidance to crypto-asset service providers to effectively manage their exposure to ML/TF risks
The new Guidelines highlight ML/TF risk factors and mitigating measures that crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) need to consider, representing an important step forward in the EU’s fight against financial crime…
EBA to hold public hearing on the Guidelines on preventing the abuse of funds and certain crypto-assets transfers for ML/TF purposes under Regulation
The Guidelines on preventing the abuse of funds and certain crypto-assets transfers for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes, or ‘travel rule’ Guidelines, specify the steps that Payment Service Providers (PSPs), Intermediary PSPs (IPSPs), crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) and Intermediary CASPs (ICASPs) should take to detect missing or incomplete information that accompanies a transfer of funds or crypto-assets.
ESMA and NCAs to coordinate supervisory activities on MiFID II pre-trade controls
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and National Competent Authorities (NCAs) have launched a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) to assess pre-trade controls in EU firms using algorithmic trading. This initiative, following the May 2022 flash crash, aims to ensure consistent application of EU rules and market stability…
EU Commission announces new rules to combat fraud on cross-border payments in the EU in force from 1 Jan
The new rules will provide tax administration of the EU Member States with payment information allowing them to detect VAT fraud more easily, with a particular focus on e-commerce which is particularly prone to VAT non-compliance and fraud. This in turn creates holes in the tax revenues that pay for vital public services.
Europol supports operation in Lithuania targeting criminals responsible for stealing 28 luxury cars
In order to unravel the network’s structure and identify its members, the Operational Task Force (OTF) ‘KEYLESS’ was set up earlier this year. With the aim of further strengthening and optimising international cooperation, the participants in the OTF analysed hundreds of thousands of encrypted chats and took measures to track down gang members in Lithuania. In addition, the OTF identified crime enablers such as counterfeiters and business infrastructure operating as counterfeit workshops.
Council and Parliament agree on the procedure to select seats for the new EU AML Authority
The Council of the EU announced a consensus on selecting the headquarters for the new European authority against ML/TF, with an agreement to hold joint public hearings for Member States’ representatives to present their bids…
Europol publishes fifth edition of the annual review of online jihadist propaganda
Report analyses the major trends and developments in the propaganda of the most prominent Sunni jihadist organisations – the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda (AQ) – as well as their branches and offshoots.