AML ACTION PLAN FALLS SHORT ON EUROPEAN FINANCIAL CRIME POLICING SAYS MEP

The European Commission should go further in tackling financial crime than in the anti-money laundering action plan unveiled May 7, according to German Green member of the European Parliament (MEP) Sven Giegold. The politician, who has specialised on transparency and fraud issues, argues that when the European Union executive releases follow up legislative proposals at the beginning of next year, the package should include establishing a specialist European Union police force focusing on financial crime. And while the planned new coordination mechanism for ...


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