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GRECO 2nd Compliance Report on Greece

GRECO recommends that as part of a proclaimed integrity policy, efficient internal mechanisms be developed to promote, raise awareness of, and thereby safeguard, integrity in Parliament in a collective effort (e.g. training, discussions on ethics and integrity, awareness of bribery…

Europol arrests in Hungary for ML

The investigation uncovered that the members of the criminal network established a number of companies with no meaningful economic activities, and purchased others with the use of strawmen. The suspects opened bank accounts in the name of these companies…

European Commission’s annual report

European Parliament says Commission’s assessment of the rule of law in the EU is useful but has significant room for improvement. It has called for 1) broader scope and more in-depth, transparent assessment 2)concrete, country-specific recommendations and targets needed…

FATF Mutual Evaluation France 2022

The non-financial compliance with its AML and CFT obligations has generally improved but remains limited for real estate agents and business service providers. Some sectors are not sufficiently aware of their obligations, especially in relation to beneficial ownership, PEPs and STR…

MONEYVAL conducts Mutual Evaluation of France

France plays an active role in proposing designations to the EU and UN sanction lists. It has an adequate new legislative package to implement targeted financial sanctions (TFS) for TF and proliferation financing (PF) without delay…

Council of Europe Study on NGO Law

Council of Europe published a Study on Non-Governmental Organisations and the Implementation of Measures Against ML/TF. The Study first clarifies the NGOs with which the requirements are supposed to be addressed before considering the process of evaluation…

Pandora Papers on ‘gatekeepers’ of dirty money

MONEYVAL, the Council of Europe’s financial crime research arm, offers a scathing rebuke to governments across Europe for failing to tackle illicit money flows. The report said only three countries had effective policing mechanisms…

EBA Report on convergence of supervisory practices

EBA sees progress in the implementation of the supervisory review and evaluation process and of the supervisory priorities but flags some areas for improvement. The report summarises i) how the EBA pursued supervisory convergence in 2021…

 

European Parliament gives more powers to Europol

Under the new rules, Europol will be able to pursue research and innovation projects, process large datasets, and help national authorities screen foreign direct investment in security-related cases. EU Data Protection Supervisor will oversee Europol’s data processing..

EBA on professional secrecy regimes of third country authorities

The Guidelines to allow for a wider scope of the assessment, i.e. to include all relevant provisions in the CRD, PSD2, BRRD and AMLD, as applicable to the specific third country authorities); a wider purpose, i.e. to support cooperation arrangements and facilitate…

GRECO 2nd Compliance Report on Ukraine

GRECO Fourth Evaluation Round 2nd Compliance Report on Ukraine. GRECO recommended (i) developing appropriate measures, including of a regulatory nature to enhance the independence and impartiality of the National Agency onCorruption Prevention (NACP)…

Europol on threats and challenges posed by deepfakes

This report focuses on deepfakes, the technology behind them and their potential impact on law enforcement and EU citizens. Deepfake technology uses Artificial Intelligence to audio and audio-visual content. Deepfake technology can produce content that convincingly shows…

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