EU Has 1st Trilogue for Money Laundering Directive

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Monday, April 17, 2017
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
33
Issue: 
4
Abstract: 
On March 21, 2017, the European parliament held its first political trilogue on the Commission proposal for a Directive amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering (ML) or terrorist financing (TF).  The Malta Presidency emphasized that the European legislation should meet international standards.