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This hybrid seminar will address the current European anti-money laundering landscape and focus on the changes implemented since the adoption of the fourth, fifth and sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directives and the new Directive on enhancing FIU cooperation and access to financial information.

On 12 January 2024, Eurojust and the Republic of Panama signed a Working Arrangement to step up their cooperation against organised crime. Under the agreement, both parties shall develop and encourage strategic cooperation to combat serious and organised crime and terrorism. In addition, the functions …

New transparency regulations to combat VAT fraud in cross-border payments came into force on 1 January 2024. Directive 2020/284/EU amended the original VAT Directive 2006/112/EC with regard to the introduction of certain reporting requirements for payment service providers (PSPs), such as banks, e-money institutions, payment …

8 December marks the International Anti-Corruption Day. On 8 December 2023, the European Commission reviewed the latest measures to fight corruption in the EU. The Commission stressed that the legislative anti-corruption package tabled in May 2023 (→ eucrim 2/2023, 139) represents a milestone in …

Since 1 January 2024, the Presidency of the Council of the EU has been held by Belgium. Under the theme “Protect, Strengthen, Prepare”, the programme of the Belgian Presidency focuses on the following six thematic areas:Defending rule of law, democracy, and unityStrengthening the …

On 31 December 2023, the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU came to an end. Four priorities were set out under its six-month programme to focus efforts on:Promoting the reindustrialisation of the EU and its strategic autonomy;Advancing the green transition;Achieving …

On 11 December 2024, the EJN launched a new version of its website. Next to updates of the Atlas and Compendium, the website features a new section dedicated to its cooperation with partners, judicial networks, and non-EU countries. Users can now also find information …