Terrorism financing

Europe Decoded

Race to host EU’s money-laundering watchdog AMLA hots up

Heft, geopolitics and money-laundering prowess are all coming into play as cities from Madrid to Vilnius jostle for a new agency

13/11/2023

Business

Tether freezes 32 addresses linked to terrorism

The cryptocurrency company is stepping up its fight against the illegal use of its stablecoin that has been found to fund terrorism in Israel.

16/10/2023

Business

From crypto to charity: How is Hamas funded?

Hamas' attack on Israel was highly expensive - Euronews takes a closer look at where the allegedly financially isolated group's money is coming from.

12/10/2023

Germany

Seven arrested in Germany for allegedly funding IS terror group

Arrests targeted a network that allegedly used Telegram to send money to Syria via intermediaries.

31/05/2023

United Kingdom

Alleged member of IS 'Beatles' cell charged with terrorism

The 38-year-old is believed to be one of the IS militants dubbed “The Beatles” due to their British accents.

11/08/2022

Money

How fintech and crypto are boosting Africa’s burgeoning tech scene

“Africa is a mobile-first continent so you can really see where Africa should be really positioning itself,” Smart Africa’s CEO told Euronews Next.

15/05/2022

France

Mother of 2015 Bataclan attacker jailed for 'financing terrorism'

Fatima Hajji was found guilty of sending money to her son when he was planning to commit an attack.

09/03/2022

France

Mother of Bataclan attacker facing trial for 'financing terrorism'

Fatima Hajji is accused of sending money to her son and his partner while they were in Iraq and Syria between 2014 and 2015.

04/11/2021

World News

Euroviews. Europe should take action against Hezbollah's growing strength | View

Europe as well as Lebanon is under threat from Hezbollah and must fully designate the group as a terrorist entity, argues the Counter Extremism Project's Hans-Jakob Schindler

15/10/2021

Europe News

Brussels wants a new EU agency to tackle money laundering

The aim is to have the Anti-Money Laundering Authority set up by 2024.

20/07/2021

Europe News

Brussels wants to give Europol more powers in bid to tackle terrorism

A spate of recent terrorist attacks prompted the European Commission (EC) to publish the measures earlier than initially planned.

09/12/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Customers with blocked accounts are the ones being stung in the fight over money laundering ǀ View

UK banks are increasingly freezing their customers’ accounts indefinitely, citing strict anti-money laundering laws. Is it really a price worth paying?

27/01/2020