Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

UN study of beneficial ownership registration systems | AML, CFT

In December 2023 study of beneficial ownership (‘BO’) registration systems was published on the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) site. The study was an item on the agenda of a session of the Conference of the States … Lees verder

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Citizens have right to protect themselves with encryption | European human rights court ruling

On 13 February, the European Court of Human Rights issued a ruling (in English, can be found here) stating that encryption should not be undermined for the purpose of fighting crime. The ruling concerns the requirement set out in a … Lees verder

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The AML Package is irrelevant for countering terrorism financing | Mara Wesseling

Mara Wesseling’s briefing of 2021 on the European system of countering terrorism financing and the European proposals (AML Package) is still relevant. The introduction: On 20 July 2021, the European Commission presented what it calls an ‘ambitious package of legislative … Lees verder

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Press conference on the selection of the seat of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA)

Tomorrow, starting at 18.00, a press conference with representatives of Commission, Council and Parliament, will take place on the selection of the seat of the European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA). The announcement by the European Parliament is here. The EU … Lees verder

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AML Package: compromise texts of AMLR and AMLD published

This month the compromise texts of the AMLR and AMLD have been released, view the texts: AMLR (pdf), AMLD (pdf) and the accompanying note (pdf). The European Commission, Council and Parliament are in a hurry, the legislative process must be … Lees verder

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LIBE session on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights in the EU | Thursday 15 February 2024, 09.30 – 12.30 CET

The Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE) of the European Parliament on Thursday 15 February 2024, 09.30 – 12.30 CET organises the a hearing on EU values (announcement). Follow the meeting live here. On the first session: The first session of … Lees verder

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ENISA: “Engineering Personal Data Protection in EU Data Spaces”

ENISA announced a report on engineering personal data protection in EU data spaces: Common European data spaces (EU data spaces) are a novel concept introduced in the European strategy for data and elaborated further within the Data Governance Act (DGA). … Lees verder

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The outcome of talks on the anti-money-laundering package | AML Package

I have added the text of the press release of the European Council to the previous article on the AML Package.

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Council and Parliament strike deal on AML Package

Tomorrow Paul Tang (the Dutch architect of the financial surveillance society the EU will become) will present the status of the European AML Package, together with other members of the European Parliament. Read the press release: Press conference on the … Lees verder

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Is data altruism a new variant of digital theft? | Data Governance Act

Europe is engaged in all kinds of digital projects. It’s hard to keep track of it all. One of the topics Europe is working on that I haven’t gotten to is data altruism. What is being written about it worries … Lees verder

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