Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

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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JASTA-procedure against European banks

One of the specialisms of the U.S. is to create extraterritorial legislation that enable procedures against non-U.S. parties by non-U.S. plaintiffs. In 2016 the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) was adopted (read introductory blogs in Dutch 1, 2). … Lees verder →

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European consultation regarding BRIS until today | trade registers in the EU

Today is the last day that citizens can comment on European plans in regard of the Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS), more information on the consultation page and in the document it refers to, the ‘Inception impact assessment’. I gave … Lees verder →

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Is the digital euro the final end of privacy of payments? | ECB

In July the European Central Bank (ECB) announced it launches a project to prepare for possibly issuing a digital euro: (THREAD) We have decided to launch a project to prepare for possibly issuing a digital euro. We will look at … Lees verder →

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European FATCA petition against discrimination by financial institutions

A group of people residing in the European Union, with (also) the American nationality, in July has started a European petition against discrimination by financial institutions: The aim of this petition To ask the European Parliament and the Council as … Lees verder →

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