MEPS CRITICISE MEMBER GOVERNMENTS OVER FAILING TO SWAP CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE IN FIGHT AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING
May 1st, 2013
A joint meeting of national and European parliamentarians (MEPs) in Brussels last week (Tuesday 7th May) lambasted European Union (EU) member governments for foot-dragging in the fight against organised crime and money laundering in particular.“The information exchange between authorities across the continent is abysmal. The obligation is there; the need for sharing is there; but the governments don’t respond as they ought because they seem jealous of sharing," said French Senator François Pillet. “This barrier is made worse by the prevalence of banking ...
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