One of the members of the European Parliament responsible for European anti-money laundering (AML) legislation, is Sven Giegold of the Greens/EFA. Those interested in what Europe is brooding on, like an Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, can go to a breakfast event on 19 February. According to the announcement on Giegold’s site during the event the following will be discussed:

The new European Commission, European Parliament and Council have put combating money laundering high on their agendas. While the Commission reports released in July give some indicative hints, it remains to be seen which reforms the Commission will finally propose. Therefore we would like to present and discuss the respective proposals of:

• Sebastian Fiedler, Chair of the Federation of German Police Officers (BDK),
• Wim Mijs, Chief Executive Officer, European Banking Federation (EBF)
• Sven Giegold, Economic and Financial Spokesperson of Greens/EFA