In a recent newsletter the European Banking Authority (EBA) informed the public it is supporting “the smooth transition to the new legal and institutional AML/CFT framework“:

While the new EU AML/CFT package is now legally in force, the EBA will retain its AML/CFT responsibilities until the end of 2025, while AMLA is set up.

During the transition phase, we monitor risks, set common standards and work closely with national supervisors, the European Commission and AMLA to minimise disruption and ensure continuity in the EU’s fight against financial crime (see more explanation here).

The EBA is currently focusing on establishing cooperation mechanisms to ensure a holistic approach to the fight against financial crime. For instance, we are working on handing over EuReCA, the EBA’s AML/CFT database, to AMLA. And together with ESMA and EIOPA, we are preparing an agreement on how AMLA and the ESAs will cooperate to ensure that we can share information, and that synergies between our respective areas of competence are factored into the policy-making process, making the EU’s fight against financial crime more targeted and effective.

It does not appear that the EBA and other European bodies have learned from the errors made in the current anti-money laundering and countering terrorist finance system.