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Le cripto-attività vanno al di là delle normative esistenti e richiedono una legislazione che affronti i vari rischi che comportano. Nell'ambito del pacchetto legislativo del 2021 volto a rafforzare le norme dell'UE in materia di lotta al riciclaggio di denaro e al finanziamento del terrorismo, la Commissione ha proposto di rivedere il regolamento riguardante i dati informativi che accompagnano i trasferimenti di fondi in modo da contemplare le cripto-attività. Durante la tornata di aprile il Parlamento ...

Fra tutte le libertà sancite dai trattati, la libera circolazione dei capitali, oltre a essere quella di più recente introduzione, è anche la più ampia in virtù della sua peculiare dimensione extra UE. La liberalizzazione dei flussi di capitale è progredita gradualmente. A partire dal trattato di Maastricht sono state eliminate tutte le restrizioni ai movimenti di capitali e ai pagamenti, sia tra gli Stati membri che tra questi ultimi e i paesi terzi. Il principio ha efficacia diretta, ovvero non ...

The European single market for payments is based on the idea of providing safer and more innovative payment services across the EU. To this end, the European institutions are working on establishing rules and tools to make payment services easier and to foster competition. The aim is to guarantee common standards in all Member States, efficient, faster and diversified types of payment, and consumer protection. The EU has already put several legislative tools in place, has established common criteria ...

Threatening both its caliphate project and its sources of funding, the series of military setbacks that the so-called Islamic State group (IS) as suffered for several months have called into question the group’s very existence. That is not to say that its offensive capabilities will be neutered – the organisation will remain able to employ ’low-cost‘ terrorist attacks to target civilians throughout the Middle East, Africa, Europe, America or Asia. In mobilising Member States to fight against terrorism ...

Since 1 January 2016 it is mandatory under the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) to bail-in shareholders and creditors for a minimum amount of 8% of total liabilities before any funds from the Single Resolution Fund may be injected into a bank under resolution. A number of national competent authorities therefore triggered the resolution of weak banks before the deadline of 31 December 2015. However, since 2013 EU State aid rules have imposed (the "2013 Banking Communication") that subordinated ...

This study examines the implementation and effects of the inclusion of financial services in existing EU free trade and association agreements (FTAs) and, in particular, their impact on money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance. The opening analysis outlines the geopolitical and trade context, as well as the EU policy framework to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance. It examines the effects of the ‘Panama Papers’ leaks; assesses the consequences of tax evasion and money laundering ...

I tragici attentati del 13 novembre a Parigi ancora una volta hanno dolorosamente messo in luce la minaccia immediata alla sicurezza derivante dalla radicalizzazione, dal reclutamento di cittadini dell'Unione da parte di organizzazioni terroristiche e dai cosiddetti "combattenti stranieri". La sicurezza nazionale è di competenza degli Stati membri, tuttavia la natura transnazionale di tali complesse minacce richiede una risposta coordinata a livello dell'UE.

Corruption undermines development and reduces the effectiveness of development aid. Illicit financial flows are a consequence of flourishing corrupt practices, often amongst the rich in society. Such flows, estimated at USD1 trillion a year, drain the resources that should be invested in improving developing countries, thus hurting poor people disproportionately. The EU has invested much in curbing corruption in member-, candidate, accession- and to some extent neighbouring countries, but has so ...

The crisis that hit the western financial markets in 2008 has led to a severe global economic recession, which impacted and is still impacting migrants and migration policies worldwide. Despite the growing vulnerability of migrants, remittances have remained stable during and after the global economic downturn. Indeed, they continue to be a significant source of income for families and play a crucial role of co-insurance or risk mitigation in times of hardship. Moreover, remittances have proven to ...

Following developments in international anti-money laundering (AML) standards, the European Commission has proposed to revise two major EU instruments in order to strengthen the AML framework and, at the same time, make it more flexible.