Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

The databases of the AMLA

Anti-money laundering (AML) and countering terrorist financing (AML) in the EU is supposed to be a ‘data-driven’ [1]. It is therefore interesting to read the texts on information and communication technology in the Work Programme for 2025 of the European … Lees verder

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The AMLA will transplant concepts from the financial sector to the ‘non-financial’ sector | AML Package

The history of anti-money laundering is characterised by devising concepts that are supposedly suitable for financial institutions (FIs) (though they fail in complying [*]), which are then transferred to all kinds of companies doing completely different things. The recently announced … Lees verder

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The cryptocurrency sector has become a serious part of the financial sector according to the AMLA

Both national governments and European agencies are embracing the cryptocurrency sector, not only to make money from it (taxation), but also by designating them as gatekeepers, in the same way as banks. The question is whether the cryptocurrency sector is … Lees verder

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The AMLA publishes summary of the second General Board meeting | AML Package

The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) published a summary of the meeting of the General Board in FIU composition on 13 and 14 May 2025, Frankfurt, Germany. Topics where amongst others: “European Commission / … Lees verder

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European financial supervisory authorities sign agreement with the new anti-money laundering authority AMLA

The new Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) has signed a Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding with the European financial supervisory authorities, the EBA, the EIOPA and the ESMA [*], that was announced by the AMLA, … Lees verder

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The FATF has introduced a new process to address unintended consequences arising from the misapplication of its Standards on non-profit organisations | AML, CFT

According to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the undemocratic world government, discrimination and exclusion of non-profit organisations (NPOs) is not the logical consequence of the FATF-legislation (‘recommendations’) on anti-money laundering (AML) and countering of terrorism-financing (CTF). On 10 July … Lees verder

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The Complex Road to Undoing Sanctions Regimes

Three Clingendael authors (Kaspar Pucek, Floor Stoelinga, Rem Korteweg) published The Complex Road to Undoing Sanctions Regimes, announcement, document. Their short introduction to the document: While much attention is paid to how sanctions are imposed, far less focus is placed … Lees verder

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Additional and more detailed rules complementing the AML Package (‘guidelines’ and ‘RTS’) | the European anti-money laundering lawyers’ paradise

In the Work Programme for 2025 the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) explains in paragraph 1.9 how the AMLA will create further regulations based on the AML Package: To further pinpoint the relevant measures … Lees verder

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EU does not take data protection of its own citizens seriously | Noseda’s article for Tax Notes | FATCA, CRS, GDPR

In an article published July 7 at Tax Notes, lawyer Filippo Noseda explains that the EU is not serious about the data protection interests of its own citizens. The EU participates in large-scale exchange of financial personal data of its … Lees verder

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Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad and the potential for “long overdue” bipartisan elective RBT bill | FATCA, Citizenship-Based Taxation

Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad (TFAA), the organisation advocating the abolition of Citizenship-Based Taxation published an article about a US legislative initiative in favour of Residence-Based Taxation. During a webinar organised by TFAA, the initiator of the bill was optimistic … Lees verder

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