On Wednesday 22 August, the European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, closed an investigation after the Council of the EU agreed to publish an opinion of its legal service in the framework of a legislative procedure modifying European rules to tackle money laundering.
However, O'Reilly has criticised the time it took the Council to act, as the publication did not happen until the legislative procedure had been finalised. She considers that this situation prevented the plaintiff, the NGO Access...