EUROPOL INTERPOL ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING WORK FEATURE
September 1st, 2006
BY ALAN OSBORN
ONE of the biggest problems faced by anti-money laundering forces in the European Union (EU) is that there are 25 (soon to be 27) different national law enforcement agencies and jurisdictions and most member states are reluctant to cede authority on law and order issues to central EU institutions. Without a powerful continent-wide authority as exists in the USA with the FBI, national law enforcement officers are often forced to use cumbersome and time-consuming cooperation procedures to crack down on suspects but as last month's (September) ...
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