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EU UBO REGISTER IMPLEMENTATION TABLE
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PUBLIC UBO REGISTERS IN THE EU MEMBER STATES |
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EU member state |
Public UBO Register Y/N |
Name and link |
Access |
Fees |
Infringement proceedings* Y/N |
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Austria |
Y |
Registration |
EUR3 per statement paid in advance using Mastercard, Visa or EPS online payments |
Y |
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Belgium |
Y |
Digital Registration Only nationals and EU citizen |
EUR1.50 per request |
N |
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Bulgaria |
Y |
Open and available in English as well as Bulgarian |
No |
N |
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Croatia |
Y |
Registration Only nationals and EU citizen |
No |
N |
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Cyprus |
Not really – Since June 1, 2022 possible to submit written application for information but no direct public access
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Written application including name and registration number of the company for emailed response |
EUR3.50
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N |
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Czech Republic |
N |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Y |
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Denmark |
Y |
Denmark Central Business Register (Centrale Virksomhedsregister [CVR]) |
Public |
No |
Y |
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Estonia |
Y |
Public |
EUR1 |
Y |
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Finland |
N |
N/A |
Journalists, but not general public |
EUR7 per statement & EUR12 delivery and invoice costs. |
FATF STRATEGIC REVIEW DELIVERS DETAILED REFORMS, BUT BAULKS WHOLESALE CHANGE IN AML/CFT
After a strategic review of the work of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), beginning in June 2019, AML/CFT observers were wondering if major change would follow when member states concluded how they would respond following the body’s April (2022) ministerial meeting.…
RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE HIGHLIGHTS STRATEGIC VALUE OF NEW FINLAND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
Its launch may be more than a decade late, but the European Union’s (EU) first European Pressurised water Reactor (EPR) has finally started producing electricity for the Finnish national grid. Its strategic importance to Finland, as the country is preparing for NATO membership following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is hard to overstate.…
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE SHATTERS SUPPLY CHAINS IN LOCAL TEXTILE INDUSTRIES
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused major disruption to the textile sector in the region and beyond, with Ukraine manufacturers suffering from being within a war zone, and Russia textile companies suffering from the major sanctions imposed by European, north American and some Asian governments.…
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FORMALLY CALLS FOR END TO EU GOLDEN VISA LAWS
The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly today (March 9) for a European Union (EU)-wide ban on golden passports or citizenship by investment (CBI) schemes by 2025. In a 595 for, 12 against and 74 abstentions vote, MEPs approved a report on ‘citizenship and residence by investment schemes’ (1) which said schemes operated by 12 EU countries (2) “pose several serious security risks for Union citizens” notably corruption and money laundering.…
LATVIAN COSMETICS AND PERSONAL CARE INDUSTRY RESPOND TO UKRAINE INVASION
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is having an impact in other countries bordering Russia. Take Latvia – Alexei Nechayev, a Russian MP who has been hit by EU sanctions, owns cosmetics company Faberlic which has its subsidiary in Latvia, Faberlic Baltija.…
AML EXPERTS GIVE SCEPTICAL WELCOME TO EU REFORM PACKAGE, STRESSING NEED FOR ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION
The comprehensive set of reforms to the European Union (EU) AML/CFT system the European Commission proposed July 20 through a package of four legislative initiatives (1) could eliminate weaknesses in the fight against dirty money, but success will still hinge on implementation in the member states, experts have argued.…
RENEWABLE DIESEL GROWTH SET TO DISRUPT LIQUID FUEL INDUSTRY AND MARKET
Growth in demand for and production of renewable diesel is set to disrupt the global liquid fuels sector, with major increases in refining capacity being developed now. Renewable diesel has major potential as a transitional alternative energy source, because, unlike standard biofuels, in its highest quality form, it is chemically identical to fossil fuel diesel. …
FINLAND CAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY BUOYED BY NATIONAL MARKET FAVOURING CANNED BEER
THE FINNISH can manufacturing industry has been growing, with new production coming online in the past 10 years to diversify a sector that is able to draw on effective access to raw materials and a highly skilled workforce.
Both Rexam (now part of Ball) and Poland-based Canpack operate efficient Finnish can-making plants.…
EU ENERGY TARGETS ACHIEVABLE SAY ENERGY ASSOCIATIONS – BUT MAJOR INVESTMENTS ARE REQUIRED
EUROPEAN energy experts say the European Union (EU)’s green energy targets within a new climate law to cut carbon emissions at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels will be challenging but achievable. It is a significant steepening of ambition compared to the EU’s existing legislation, reducing emissions by at least 32.5% by 2030 from 1990 levels.…