Today, the EU has agreed to new anti-money laundering rules which will increase transparency around the ultimate owners of companies according to Transparency International EU. The long-awaited new rules are a breakthrough and a step closer to...
European Parliament report on money-laundering reforms needs urgent action.
In the lead up to International Anti-Corruption Day on the 9th of December 40 NGOs stand alongside anti-corruption activists to call on the EU to deliver strong transparency measures at its upcoming Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD)...
Azerbaijan ranks 30 out of 100 on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, which indicates rampant corruption. All this is well known and has been documented by anti-corruption activists, international organisations and...
Today, a week since the Paradise Papers, the EU has failed to come to agreement on improving its anti-money laundering rules, after months of negotiations around revisions to the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive. In a week where secrecy has...
This piece originally appeared in Knack.be in Dutch. Amid the headlines and heated debates that will come out after the latest leak from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, the Paradise Papers, there will be calls for action,...
The Paradise Papers are just the most recent in a series of revelations about the shadowy financial system. There is ever growing public outrage about the direct impact that secretive money flows have on everyday people’s lives. Funds that should...
There has been much in the coverage Paradise Papers about tax avoidance by celebrities and wealthy individuals, but less attention paid to how these secret companies can provide cover for corruption and other crimes. Here is a compilation of some of...
Today, Transparency International EU calls on European Union Member States to step up efforts in tackling offshore secrecy jurisdictions to stop money laundering, tax evasion and tax avoidance after the Paradise Papers revelations by the...