Money Laundering Directive bolstered to tackle terrorist financing
EU bodies have released plans for further changes to the EU’s anti-money laundering framework, in response to the increased threat from terrorism in Europe.
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Despite last year’s scramble by EU member states to implement the Fourth Money Laundering Directive, EU bodies have already released plans for further changes to the EU’s anti-money laundering framework.
The revised directive (5MLD) aims to:
ensure better safeguards for financial flows from high-risk third countries;
enhance the powers and co-operation of EU Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs);
establish centralised national bank and payment account registers or central data retrieval systems in all member states;
tackle terrorist financing risks linked to virtual currencies;
and minimise risks linked to anonymous pre-
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