Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

“How to Wrestle Your Data From Data Brokers, Silicon Valley — and Cambridge Analytica”

In the article on Pro Publica by Jeremy B. Merrill, How to Wrestle Your Data From Data Brokers, Silicon Valley — and Cambridge Analytica, it is described how difficult it is to find out who has a person’s data. From … Lees verder →

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5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive | final text

Yesterday a press release of the European Commission regarding adoption of the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5), that will a publicly accessible register of beneficial owners, was made public, together with the English version of the directive. Press release: Statement By … Lees verder →

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European Parliament agrees with publicly accessible register of beneficial owners

Today European Parliament agreed with publicly accessible register of beneficial owners of legal entities in Europa. Contrary to what the press release says, the rules do not only regard letterbox companies; they have major consequences for SME-companies and small and … Lees verder →

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Law enforcement access to financial data | EPRS publication

This month the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) published a note on ‘Law enforcement access to financial data‘. It shows the importance of the information collected by the private sector. The note’s summary is as follows: Access to financial data … Lees verder →

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Meijers Committee | Note on the use of soft law instruments under EU law

On 9 April 2018 the Meijers Committee published an interesting Note on the use of soft law instruments under EU law, in particular in the area of freedom, security and justice, and its impact on fundamental rights, democracy and the … Lees verder →

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European Parliament to vote on making information on beneficial owners of firms public | violation of privacy of European citizens

Revision of AMLD4 is scheduled in the European Parliament (EP) next week. On Wednesday 18 April 2018 there will be a debate. In the briefing on the website of the EP the subject is summarized as follows: MEPs to vote … Lees verder →

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Revision of AMLD4 ignoring EDPS opinion on privacy

Europe is working on the revision of the 4th European anti-money-laundering directive (AMLD4), through the so-called 5th European anti-money-laundering directive (AMLD5). AMLD5 is expectied to be adopted this month. The European Parliament published this summary, in which important sources of information … Lees verder →

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Framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the EU

In 2017 the European Commission has  made public a legislative proposal on the establishment of a framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union. On the EESC site there is the following summary: The proposal aims to … Lees verder →

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European Parliament must grant access to documents relating to ongoing trilogues

On 22 March 2018 the General Court of the European Union published a press release titled “The European Parliament must in principle grant access, on specific request, to documents relating to ongoing trilogues“. It regards the following request: By letter … Lees verder →

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New EU tax reporting rules for Dutch trust offices

On 13 March the Council of the EU announced that agreement has been reached on tax intermediaries. According to the announcement the draft directive will require intermediaries to report schemes that are considered potentially aggressive. Interestingly the draft defines a broad … Lees verder →

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