EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT URGES TOUGHER ACTION ON ORGANISED CRIME
October 1st, 2013
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has recommended a tough new action plan to equip the European Union (EU) to fight organised crime at international, European and national levels.Among measures called for are abolition of banking secrecy and EU tax havens, and a ban on participating in public procurement bids or running for or holding public office in the EU for people convicted in cases of organised crime, corruption and money laundering. The proposals were drafted by the parliament's special committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering."We want to ...
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