Liebe Freundinnen und Freunde, liebe Interessierte, seit Jahren werden digitale Währungen wie Bitcoin im großen Stil für illegale Zwecke genutzt. Laut Studien entfällt fast die Hälfte der Bitcoin-Umsätze auf Aktivitäten wie Geldwäsche oder den Handel mit illegalen Gütern wie Drogen, Waffen, geschützte Tiere und Pflanzen, selbst Kinderpornographie. Dabei ist Bitcoin nur der populärste Vertreter der […]
Infringement proceedings: EU Commissioner Dombrovskis must no longer tolerate violations of European anti-money laundering rules
Today, Wednesday, the European Commission sent letters of formal notice to eight Member States that have not yet transposed the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive into national law. The deadline for implementation was 10 January 2020 and in the absence of a satisfactory response from Cyprus, Hungary, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain within […]
Won and Lost: Details of the Compromise on the European Anti-Money Laundering Directive
Following the agreement of the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of Member States on the revision of the European Anti-Money Laundering Directive, please find below the details of the final compromise. Time table for the transposition of the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive Publication in the Official Journal of the EU: expected […]
Compromise on the European Anti-Money Laundering Directive: Progress in the fight against money laundering and tax fraud
Today, the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of Member States have agreed on a new European Anti-Money Laundering Directive. The European Parliament has succeeded over the governments of the EU Member States to ensure that the general public in all EU countries have access to information about the beneficial owners of companies. […]