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Europe News

Revealed: How the alleged Reynders lottery scam worked (or didn't)

Newly released National Lottery data shows how two suspicious accounts, presumably belonging to the ex-EU Commissioner and his wife, stuck out like a sore thumb, as they jointly splurged nearly €50,000 of lottery tickets in a year.

11/12/2024

Europe News

Reynders: Suspect funds, alleged to be €1m, came from ‘private wealth’

The former European Commissioner has denied criminal allegations made against him, after reports police found thousands of euros while raiding his properties.

06/12/2024

Europe News

Russian money laundering networks exposed in global sting

Operation Destabilise, which was led by UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), has resulted in 84 arrests and the confiscation of £20 million (€24.2m)

05/12/2024

Europe News

Alleged Reynders lottery scam exempted from EU law

Former European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders is being investigated for an alleged practice involving purchasing multiple lottery tickets – a sector that a new Brussels law passed earlier this year explicitly deems low risk.

05/12/2024

Europe News

Didier Reynders allegations: What happens next?

A money laundering probe into the former European Commissioner could drag on for weeks or months – and it’s unclear whether he benefits from legal immunity.

04/12/2024

Europe News

Who is Didier Reynders, the Commissioner accused of money laundering?

Didier Reynders, the former European Commissioner for Justice, is under suspicion of money laundering.

04/12/2024

Europe News

Former EU justice chief Didier Reynders suspected of money laundering

Belgian police raided several properties linked to former European Commissioner for Justice for alleged fraud, Follow the Money and Belgian newspaper Le Soir reported.

03/12/2024

Greece

Greece accuses two Catholic priests of nightclub money laundering

Greek prosecutors are investigating a total of seven people for embezzling €3 million. The money transfers disguised as investments went on for eight years, authorities say.

24/10/2024

Tech News

Europol arrests 51 people and dismantles platform used for cybercrime

Europol arrests 51 people connected to Ghost, a platform used by cybercriminals for large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering.

19/09/2024

Economy

Prospects brighten as Turkey taken off money laundering 'grey list'

In a landmark move, Turkey has now been taken off the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s "grey list", a decision which is expected to go a long way in supporting the country's economic recovery.

01/07/2024

Europe Decoded

Fake news on the rise as the European elections draw near

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the shooting of Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico and new EU anti-money laundering rules have all been the target of misinformation recently.

20/05/2024

Europe News

German police investigate AfD member Petr Bystron for money-laundering

The Munich public prosecutor's office is conducting an investigation into Petr Bystron, a prominent figure on the German far-right party's list for the European elections.

16/05/2024

Health news

What is the Malta hospital scandal engulfing former PM Joseph Muscat?

A former prime minister has become the first in Malta to have criminal charges brought against him over a corruption scandal.

09/05/2024

Europe News

What do newly approved anti-money laundering rules cover?

EU lawmakers voted in a landslide in favour of new curbs on crypto, football clubs and cash transactions.

24/04/2024

Money

What does Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentence mean for crypto?

The SBF saga saw many people lose their life savings, causing them two years of stress.

29/03/2024

Europe News

Frankfurt wins bid to host new anti-money laundering authority

The German financial centre beat off competition from eight others as the EU puts the final touches to dirty-money reforms.

23/02/2024

Business

Welcome to the bizarre world of shell companies

Millions of implausibly registered legal structures pose a risk of money laundering or evasion of tax and sanctions, Euronews was told.

15/02/2024

Business

Dubai clearinghouse barred from EU access

The United Arab Emirates appears on the EU’s list of suspect dirty-money jurisdictions.

06/02/2024

Business

Iran used UK bank accounts to evade Western sanctions: FT

Two of the UK's biggest banks, Santander UK and Lloyds, provided accounts to British companies with links to Iran's intelligence services.

05/02/2024

Europe News

MEPs probe preparations, Russian links in hunt for new laundering agency site

For the first time, the EU is using public hearings to decide where to locate an agency

30/01/2024