This three-hour long webinar, which forms a part of a larger project on European Criminal Law for Defence Lawyers, focuses on EU anti-money laundering (AML) and countering
the financing of terrorism (CFT) measures and practical matters in its application. [...]
In the first ever joint operation between Europol and the Specialised Cybercrime Centre of Ameripol (an organisation for police cooperation in the Americas, currently made
up of 33 police forces in 27 countries), an international criminal network was dismantled that had been running a phishing-as-a-service platform for unlocking mobile [...]
On 4 October 2024, Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, and Canadian Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs,
Dominic Leblanc, signed a new agreement for the transfer of passenger name records (PNR) data on flights between the EU and Canada. [...]
On 26 September 2024, the ECJ handed down an important judgment on the extent of the protection of the confidentiality of lawyer-client communication in the cross-border exchange
of information on tax matters. The ECJ ruled that the Luxembourgish legislation under which advice and representation by a lawyer in tax matters do not enjoy the [...]
On 4 October 2024, the ECJ ruled on the Dutch law which refuses to deduct tax on interests paid for reasons of abusive tax practices. The ECJ found that the Dutch concept is
compatible with EU law if the interest paid is not at arm's length. [...]
Since 30 September 2024, the revised Financial Regulation applies. It lays down the principles and procedures governing the establishment, implementation and control of the
EU budget. The revision aligns the rules with the multiannual financial framework 2021-2027. [...]
On 4 October 2024, the EU and Norway signed an Agreement amending the 2018 Agreement between the parties on administrative cooperation, combating fraud and recovery of claims
in the field of value added tax. For the negotiations of this amending agreement →eucrim 2/2022, 108. [...]
In a special report, the European Court of Auditors found that the risk of EU funds being spent twice on the same measure is increasing, while the existing control mechanisms
are not sufficient to reduce the higher risk of double funding. [...]
On 10 October 2024, the ECA presented its reports on the implementation of the EU budget for the 2023 financial year. Causes for concern are the increase of the rate of error
in EU budget spending and the rising financial burdens due to record levels of debt, including the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and high inflation. [...]
In its 5th round mutual evaluation report on the UK Crown Dependency of Jersey (published on 24 July 2024), MONEYVAL attested a good level of compliance with the international
AML/CFT standards. MONEYVAL commended that Jersey has significantly strengthened its regulatory AML/CFT framework since the last mutual evaluation. [...]
