Fight against money laundering in Europe by no means won, says TI

Brussels, 25/04/2017 (Agence Europe)

The current EU rules against money laundering are not stopping dirty money from moving between the European financial centres, the NGO Transparency International said in a new report dated Tuesday 25 April.

“We've had the scandals, we've had the talk, now it's time for action”, said Laure Brillaud, the NGO's anti-money laundering policy officer.

The report looks at the transparency of the beneficial owners of screen companies and trusts in the Czech Republic, Italy, Luxembourg, the...

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