JOURNAL OF APPLIED BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Money Laundering and the European Investigation Order
Author(s): Inés Celia Iglesias Canle
Citation: Inés Celia Iglesias Canle, (2020) "Money Laundering and the European Investigation Order," Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 22, Iss.7, pp. 164-171
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
Money laundering and related financing of terrorism and organized crime continue to be important problems at the European Union level, damaging the integrity, stability and reputation of the financial sector and constituting a threat to the internal market and internal security of the Union. In order to address these problems, to complement and strengthen the implementation of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive EU 2018/1673 of the European Parliament and of the Council dated October 23, 2018 regarding the fight against money laundering intends to combat it with new measures. Additionally, there are other cooperation in criminal matters organizations such as the European Investigation Order and the European Arrest Warrant and Surrender which can be used for this purpose.