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By Kyle Brasseur2024-01-18T19:40:00
The European Union moved closer to finalizing rules that would expand current anti-money laundering (AML) and customer due diligence (CDD) obligations to new sectors, in addition to granting greater powers to national financial intelligence units (FIUs).
On Thursday, European Parliament and the Council of the European Union finalized a rule package designed to enhance the EU’s toolkit to fight money laundering, terrorist financing, and sanctions evasion. The deal will next move to formal adoption before its changes enter force.
The changes correspond with the provisional approval last month of the creation of a new agency, the Anti-Money Laundering Authority, to supervise high-risk financial institutions across the European Union regarding their AML and countering the financing of terrorism activities.
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