The European Banking Authority (EBA) welcomed the EU Commission’s action plan on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT), and stands ready to support the Commission’s considerations through the consultation, whilst continuing to fulfill its recently strengthened mandate to prevent ML/TF and use new powers to lead, coordinate and monitor the EU financial sector’s fight against ML/TF.
The Commission’s action plan is focused on six pillars, which reflect areas that the EBA has previously stated need to be addressed to strengthen the fight against financial crime across the EU. The steps outlined in the Commission’s communication are also a logical next step to the EBA’s new AML/CFT mandate to lead coordinate and monitor AML/CFT supervision. As the EBA takes forward this new mandate, it is well placed to advise the Commission on the six pillars outlined in its document with a specific focus on: effective implementation; establishing a single rule book, on which the Commission has already issued a Call for Advice to the EBA ; the prospect of EU level AML/CFT supervision; and strengthening the international dimension of the EU AML/CFT framework.
Read the article on EBA’s website.