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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10199
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha

Serious gaps in confiscation of criminal assets in Europe

Brussels, 24/08/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 23 August, the European Commission called on 14 member states to comply with a decision designed to make it easier to confiscate criminals' assets in other countries. “In a time of economic crisis, it is unfortunate that EU member states are letting billions of euro worth of convicted criminals' assets slip through the net. This happens even though governments agreed on confiscation measures four years ago,” said EU Justice Commissioner...

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