The EU’s failure to implement a bloc-wide ban on the entry of Russian tourists has forced Poland and the Baltic states to take regional action.…
Posts tagged as “Cyprus”
Cyprus and Turkey have traded harsh words on their frozen conflict, in a sign recent elections on both sides changed little. The “open wound” of…
Bosnia and Herzegovina this week became a formal EU candidate, while Kosovo filed an application for EU membership. Neither country will be an EU member…
How does the EU Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (6AMLD) measure up? As further steps are taken through the Brussels legislative machinery to enhance the fight…
Does the Compliance Department get it wrong sometimes, and what happens when an extremely important KYC report turns out to be flawed? A London-based compliance…
The rapid adoption of biometric technology by the financial sector is likely to drive profound changes in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) efforts. As…
As Kosovo celebrates 15 years of independence, a deal that could finally normalise relations with neighbour Serbia is closer than ever. Serb nationalists will do…
By Amos Wittenberg In the field of NFC readers and facial recognition technology, passports seem a little old hat: delicately constructed, a relic from an…
Anastasia Nesvetailova, City, University of London Russian “dirty money” is a security threat to the UK, according to a report called “Moscow’s Gold”, just published…
The government may have pulled a controversial ‘foreign agents’ law but Georgia’s decline continues. For those of us who adore the country, this is a…