04/09/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 3 September, the European Parliament committees on civil liberties (LIBE) and on economic and monetary affairs (ECON) endorsed by a large majority (68 votes in favour and 4 abstentions) the interinstitutional agreement reached in May (see EUROPE 12026) on the proposal for a regulation aimed at strengthening controls on movements of liquid assets to and from the EU (see EUROPE 11694). The new rules strengthen the control of movements of liquid assets regarding people entering or leaving the Union with €10,000 or more in cash and extend customs controls to liquid money sent by post or by freight, as well as to prepaid cards and to valuable substances such as gold. The Council, for its part, gave its endorsement at the end of June. (MF)