The European Council renewed its restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for an additional year, until 12 December 2025. Altogether, the EU restrictive measures related to human rights violations, electoral obstruction and for sustaining the armed conflict, instability, and insecurity in the DRC now apply to…
Each year the Basel Institute on Governance, publishes its AML Index, ranking countries based on their anti-money laundering frameworks and highlighting regional strengths and weaknesses in addressing financial crimes. The latest Basel AML Index update (13th Public Edition) was released on December 2, 2024. This edition included significant updates, such as the introduction of fraud…
The European Council decided to prolong and update the list of individuals, entities, and bodies subject to restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses, for a further year until 8 December 2025. With the latest updates, the restrictive measures currently apply to 116 persons and 33 entities. View the relevant announcement here
The Council added three individuals to the list of persons and entities subject to targeted EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria. Those targeted will be subject to an asset freeze and a travel ban to the European Union. Additionally, the provision of funds or economic resources, directly or indirectly, to or…
No area is free from corruption, but certain areas may present higher risks than others. These are areas that involve management of significant public funds or access to critical services, such as health care. On 4 November 2024, the Commission published its study, High-risk areas of corruption in EU Member States: a mapping and in-depth…
