The European Commission announced its new strategy for the Western Balkans, plotting the path towards eventual EU membership for six southeastern European countries. Of those six countries, Serbia and Montenegro... read more →
The European Commission yesterday proposed the largest reform of VAT rules in a bid to clamp down on fraud estimated to cost the bloc some €50 billion annually. The new... read more →
Ireland's Central Bank has slapped Allied Irish Banks (AIB) with a €2.275 million fine for “significant failures” in money laundering and terrorist financing controls. Levying the financial penalty, the central... read more →
The European Commission has put forward a range of new measures to strengthen the EU's capacity to fight organised crime and the financing of terrorism. Among the new proposals are... read more →