14/05/2018 (Agence Europe) – Nearly a month after the European Parliament (see EUROPE 12005), it was the Council of the EU's turn, on Monday 14 May, to approve, without discussion, the inter-institutional agreement on the fifth proposed 'anti-money laundering' directive. The directive tightens up controls over certain means of payment that can be used for terrorist purposes and extends access to information on beneficial ownership and the ownership of companies and trusts. It also provides...