Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

Call for action | UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers

National and international bar associations called for action in support of the UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers. The call for action was signed by several European organisations, including the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe … Lees verder →

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European Parliament shows complete disregard for companies (obliged entities) and neglects human rights | AML, CTF

In the resolution the European Parliament adopted on 10 July 2020 the Parliament shows a complete disregard for European companies that have to comply with the inoperable, complicated and fast changing European anti-money laundering (AML) & anti-terrorist financing (CTF) legislation. … Lees verder →

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Automated suspicion: The EU’s new travel surveillance initiatives | Statewatch online event 13 July

The EU is using new technologies to screen, profile and risk-assess travellers to the Schengen area, posing risks to civil liberties and fundamental rights. It is something that has to be followed carefully because the next step may be that … Lees verder →

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Draft resolution | AML and CFT in the European Parliament

On 8 July the European Parliament (EP) is to discuss the draft for an Action Plan. Giegold and other members of the EP have proposed a draft for a resolution, that is to be found here. The draft-resolution shows a … Lees verder →

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Europe discusses money laundering and forgets about human rights

On Wednesday 8 July the European Parliament will discuss the Commission’s Action Plan on how to “fight effectively against money laundering and terrorist financing” and will vote on a resolution on Friday 10 July. It is very worrying that on … Lees verder →

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Cross-border exchange of information between governments

Today an opinion by the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union was published, having the cross-border exchange of tax information as a subject. In times that governments are increasingly exchanging information regarding citizens, this opinion … Lees verder →

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The Magnitsky propaganda war

Magnitsky is a man that the Americans named an act after, the Magnitsky Act. Is he an anti-fraud hero or was he part of a tax fraud clan? If you watch this documentary on someone making a film on the … Lees verder →

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European Commission opinion on asset freezing

On 19 June the European Commission announced it has adopted an opinion on financial sanctions: EU sanctions: Commission adopts opinion to clarify the application of financial sanctions As part of its role to ensure the effective and uniform implementation of … Lees verder →

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ARACHNE and risk scoring in the EU | AML, CFT

Data protection and crime fighting in Europe are separate worlds. This is shown by a recent EUObserver article, EU to propose mandatory data-mining tool against fraud. This is an article on software called ‘ARACHNE‘ that is already in use. The … Lees verder →

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Consultation by the European Bank Authority on de-risking by financial institutions

Currently it is a common practice of Dutch banks to refuse certain groups of companies or organisations, claiming that these groups have a risk profile that is ‘too high’ for the risk appetite of the bank. The clients are not … Lees verder →

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