Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

A statute for European cross-border associations and non-profit organisations | JURI-meeting, AML/CFT in the non-profit

Tomorrow the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) of the European Parliament (EP) will amongst others discuss a draft EP-resolution regarding a statute for European cross-border associations and non-profit organisations and opinions by two other committees (LIBE and EMPL) on the … Lees verder

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EDPS opinion on European anti-money laundering proposals | AML, CFT

The EDPS last week published his opinion on the European Commission’s proposed Anti-Money Laundering (AML) legislative package and in the press release writes: EDPS welcomes AML package but suggests improvements to protect individuals’ personal data On 22 September 2021, the … Lees verder

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Mitchell’s article “FATCA to Expats: You’ll Never Have Paris or Anywhere Else”

Rick Mitchell wrote an article on the impossible position of persons with a American nationality in the EU (including Accidental Americans): FATCA to Expats: You’ll Never Have Paris or Anywhere Else.   More on FATCA and Citizenship Based Taxation on … Lees verder

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Resolution European Parliament on exchange of tax information includes a statement on FATCA

In its September plenary meeting the European Parliament discussed exchange of tax information. There was a resolution adopted that contains the following on FATCA: 46. Acknowledges that DAC provisions are largely coherent with the OECD CRS, and that they substantially … Lees verder

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What’s on the mind of FATF – a video with David Lewis | AML, CFT

Anyone who wants to know more about the thinking behind FATF, the undemocratic regulator of the fight against money laundering, would do well to watch this video with David Lewis, executive secretary of the organisation. It gives a good insight … Lees verder

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Heads of Delegation | FATF

FATF has published a page with information on the heads of delegation of the countries that are members of this organisation. In my part of Europe: Belgium Werner Van Noppen mail site: financien.belgium.be/nl/compliance/fatf France Eléonore Peyrat mail site: http://www.tresor.economie.gouv.fr/tresor-international/lutte-contre-la-criminalite-financiere Germany … Lees verder

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The surveillance society of FATF | the ‘new technologies’ document | AML, CFT

FATF, the non-democratic organisation that is creating rules in regard of anti-money laundering (AML) and countering terrorist financing (CFT) has officially declared that a surveillance society is necessary to combat crime. Details are to be found in a summary published … Lees verder

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FATCA in the European PETI-commission on 2 September 2021 | are European residents entitled to protection against unlawful U.S. legislation?

In an earlier post I wrote about a European FATCA petition against discrimination of European residents by financial institutions based on American nationality. The petitioners yesterday sent a press release and informed the public that their petition on 2 September … Lees verder

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It is time for a Millionaire Transparency Project (of course the Tech Transparency Project is useful also)

An organisation funded by a millionaire, the Tech Transparency Project, published the article ‘Find Out Which Groups Get Big Tech Funding‘, of course that is very relevant. However, it is just as relevant when states and millionaires are funding media … Lees verder

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Where is the CBT/FATCA Anti-Coercion Instrument of the EU?

On 2 August the European Commission announced a consultation regarding amendment of the Blocking Statute [*], that is supposed to provide protection against unlawful extra-territorial sanctions. When the U.S. adopts extraterritorial working legislation that is harmful for European companies, the … Lees verder

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