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Europe’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority is moving from institution-building to rule-making, with new reporting standards designed to make suspicious financial intelligence move faster and more consistently across the EU.

AMLA Pushes EU Toward Unified Cross-Border Reporting Standards Europe’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority is moving from institution-building to rule-making, with new reporting standards designed to make suspicious financial intelligence move faster and more consistently across the EU.On 2 July 2026, AMLA opened a public consultation on draft Implementing T...

Europe’s fight against organised crime is moving into a more uncomfortable phase.

Europe’s Criminal Networks Are Operating Through Legal Businesses, Not Around Them Europe’s fight against organised crime is moving into a more uncomfortable phase. The latest analysis presented by Europol and the European Commission shows that the most threatening criminal networks in the EU are no longer defined only by smuggling routes, hidden cash or violent street-level enf...

The seizure of the shadow fleet oil tanker MV Smyrtos in the English Channel by British law enforcement and military personnel has resulted in criminal charges carrying a maximum penalty of ten years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both, for the vessel’s commander. Following an extensive investigation led by the National Crime Agency, the Crown Prosecution Service authorized charges against Indian national Ajay Pant on June 15, 2026. The case represents a significant enforcement action aimed at disrupting illicit financial flows generated through maritime trade evasion and the methods used to circumvent stringent international embargoes. The interdiction of an unflagged vessel transporting prohibited cargo signals a growing evolution in the way governments address the systemic money laundering structures that sustain transnational criminal enterprises and illicit state financing.

British Seizure of Shadow Fleet Tanker Leads to Criminal Charges as Authorities Intensify Crackdown on Maritime Sanctions Evasion The seizure of the shadow fleet oil tanker MV Smyrtos in the English Channel by British law enforcement and military personnel has resulted in criminal charges carrying a maximum penalty of ten years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both, for the vessel’s commander. Following an extensive investigation...