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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13656
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Money laundering

European Commission updates list of high-risk EU countries after European Parliament refuses to remove United Arab Emirates from list

On Tuesday 10 June, the European Commission updated its list of high-risk jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in their national anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing (AML/CFT) regimes.

Amended twice a year, this update had been on hold since the European Parliament opposed the withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates in April 2024 (see EUROPE B13397A2).

As required by European legislation, the updated list takes into account the work of the Financial Action Task...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: European Commission presents its 18th sanctions package, focusing on energy, banking and military sectors
RUSSIA: “We need legal changes to maritime law” to better control Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’, says Radosław Sikorski
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: Andrius Kubilius unveils outline of ‘omnibus’ project to simplify legislation
NATO: Andrius Kubilius warns against US withdrawal from Europe
EXTERNAL ACTION
INDIA: EU reiterates its desire to draw closer to New Delhi
MIDDLE EAST: European Parliament’s left wing calls for Madleen’s crew to be released
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council and European Parliament reach agreement on ‘detergents’ regulation
SEA: in Nice, world leaders advocate measures to protect deep-sea ecosystems
FISHERIES: European Union and Côte d’Ivoire renew their “sustainable fisheries partnership”
ENVIRONMENT: some 60 MEPs urge European Commission to keep LIFE programme as is in EU’s next long-term budget
MIGRATION: ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’ – first ‘annual cycle’ exercise kicks off at EU Council with discussions on solidarity contributions
COHESION: EU Member States hope to reach agreement soon on mid-term review of cohesion policy
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States move closer to common position on measures to support wine sector
RESEARCH: interest in Horizon Europe framework programme remained strong according to 2024 European Commission report
TRANSPORT: European Platform for Change issues 25 recommendations to attract, recruit and retain women in sector
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING : European Commission updates list of high-risk EU countries after European Parliament refuses to remove United Arab Emirates from list
FINANCE: simplification of Retail Investment Strategy – proposals from France, Czech Republic and Netherlands
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: implementation of European Charter at national level remains insufficient, according to annual report of EU Agency for Fundamental Rights
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Christophe Hansen in Japan to promote EU’s agri-food sector
AUSTRIA : European leaders shocked by fatal school shooting
FUTURE OF EU: “There is no appetite among Member States to revise treaties”, says Adam Szłapka
CHILE: provisional application of political chapter of revised EU/Chile agreement
CHINA: EU imposes provisional anti-dumping duty on Chinese hardwood plywood
EL SALVADOR: EU regrets adoption of a law on ‘foreign agents’ stigmatising civil society