ML DIRECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION MONEY LAUNDERING
November 1st, 2004
BY ALAN OSBORNGREECE has failed to approve legislation implementing the European Union's (EU) second money laundering directive and has provided neither an explanation nor a promise of future action to the European Commission, laying itself open to action at the European Court of Justice (ECJ). However, all other EU member states have now either written the legislation into their national laws or presented Brussels with a timetable for its approval, halting any legal proceedings against these countries. Given the international nature of money laundering though, ...
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