Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

How financial surveillance fuels exclusion | commenting on FATF

On 13 October 2019 Privacy International (PI) published the article How financial surveillance in the name of counter-terrorism fuels social exclusion. Their article starts with: The global counter-terrorism agenda is driven by a group of powerful governments and industry with … Lees verder

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Copycat legislation | Jan Egeland on the Dutch bill prohibiting presence in a ‘terrorist area’

Jan Egeland today wrote an opinion for the eObserver, “New Dutch terror bill must not target aid workers” on the Dutch legislative proposal for a bill that makes it illegal to be present in a ‘terrorist area’ without permission. Egeland … Lees verder

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The damage of de-risking | AML, CFT, MONEYVAL

Recently MONEYVAL [*] published its annual report on anti-money laundering (AML) and combatting financing of terrorism (CFT). For the most part the publication is reporting on organisational matters. De-risking It is however interesting to see that the report informs the … Lees verder

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Inspecting Europol’s processing of AML and CFT-data | EDPS

In its latest newsletter EDPS informed the public it has inspected Europol. EDPS has this year focussed on the processing of data in the areas of terrorist financing, the fight against money laundering and illegal activities on the dark web. … Lees verder

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European consumer organisations: consumers need a right to cash

Both governments and big companies want people and organisations to terminate the use of cash for payments. Governments are banning cash payment with the argument that money laundering and terrorist financing are prevented. Big companies want to follow every citizen … Lees verder

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Commercial use of the European Criminal Records Information System | ECRIS

Europe is becoming a large database operator. That is not without risks, as is shown by a recent scandal made public by a member of the European Parliament. The Polish authorities have given access to a European database to a … Lees verder

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The language of Europe

Those who wonder about the language of Europe, should read “Translation and interpretation at the European Parliament“, published on the European Parliamentary Research Service Blog.

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Privacy and personal data protection in Europe | GDPR (AVG)

When you are looking for general information on the European data protection legislation (GDPR), read the blog on the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) pages: Privacy and personal data protection 2014-2019. Still I keep wondering how GDPR relates to other … Lees verder

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CCBE Conference on Modernisation of European Company Law – Brussels – 27.11.2019

On 27 November the Council of Bars & Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) organises a Conference on Modernisation of European Company Law. The introduction: The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, with the scientific support of its Company … Lees verder

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Presentation and intervention on “The Impact of Anti-Money Laundering Legislation and Tax Legislation on Legal Professional Privilege and Professional Secrecy” | CCBE

Council of Bars & Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) on 27 June 2019 organised an event on AML and DAC6 and the consequences for lawyers. Present were representants of CCBE (Rupert Manhart, Jacques Taquet), the Commission Financial Crime Unit (Raluca … Lees verder

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