...Georgios Pavlidis Purpose This paper critically examines the recent legislative initiative of the European Union (EU) – the new Directive 2024/1260 on asset recovery and confiscation. It focuses particularly on the provisions that revamp Asset Recovery Offices (AROs) as part of the EU’s anti-money...

... on deposit illustrates this development exceptionally well. Chiara Wittmann can be contacted at: wittmann@teichmann-law.ch © 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only European Union Compliance Economic sanctions Sanction...

... the associated EU legal framework. European union Money laundering Financial investigations Asset freezing Asset confiscation International cooperation The proceeds of illicit trades are not only the financial lifeline of organized crime, but they also inflict further burdens on societies...

...Umut Türkşen; İsmail Ufuk Mısırlıoğlu; Osman Yükseltürk Purpose This paper critiques the recent anti‐money laundering (AML) legislation in Turkey and the European Union (EU) in order to determine whether there is convergence between them. Given the fact that Turkey is a candidate country...

...Melissa van den Broek Purpose This article aims to consider the role of the European Union (EU) in the prevention of money laundering and to show that the EU has a lot more to win in this field of policy. Design/methodology/approach This article is based on a literature study and a thorough...

... and trafficking constitutes not only violations of children's rights, but also acts of transnational organised crime through which criminal groups acquire considerable amounts of money. The paper also identifies the shortcomings of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and European Union (EU) regulations...

... to non‐bank financial institutions, and thence to non‐financial institutions. Outlines criteria for suspicious transactions, the work of Financial Intelligence Units, and implementation of suspicious transactions reporting in some European Union countries. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005...

... Council Action Plan. Describes how the money laundering threat has evolved since 1991, including the shift from the traditional financial sector to non‐financial professions or enterprises. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Laws and legislation Money laundering European Union Journal...

... and the Wolfsberg Money Laundering Principles, plus the European Union Directive on Money Laundering 1991 and amendments to it, the national Financial Intelligence Units, and the Europol Convention. Moves on to the European Council meeting in Tampere, Finland on Immigration and Justice in 1999; this decided...