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Money Laundering and Central Bank Governance in the European Union

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  • Panicos Demetriades
  • Radosveta Vassileva

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Dirty money is often a by-product or a symptom of political corruption in the jurisdictions in which it originates. It can also spread corruption and erode democracy on its journey to its final destination. This typically involves multiple jurisdictions and is the reason why it is so hard to detect. Recently, a series of money laundering scandals have highlighted weaknesses in the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) framework of the European Union (EU), the implementation of which remains the responsibility of member states. The paper argues that EU’s defences against money laundering have been weakened partly reflecting a little-known erosion in the independence of member state central banks which are often the AML supervisors. It puts forward a number of new proposals to strengthen governance and AML/CFT implementation in the EU.

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  • Panicos Demetriades & Radosveta Vassileva, 2020. "Money Laundering and Central Bank Governance in the European Union," Discussion Papers in Economics 20/05, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester.
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    1. Natalya Orlovska & Julia Stepanova, 2020. "Confiscation of proceeds and property related to crimes: international standards and the ECHR practice," Juridical Tribune - Review of Comparative and International Law, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, vol. 10(3), pages 493-511, December.
    2. Asrifa Hossain & Shankar Ghimire & Anna Valeva & Jessica Harriger-Lin, 2022. "Does Globalization Encourage Female Employment? A Cross-Country Panel Study," World, MDPI, vol. 3(2), pages 1-13, March.
    3. Corina-Narcisa (Bodescu) Cotoc & Maria Nițu & Mircea Constantin Șcheau & Adeline-Cristina Cozma, 2021. "Efficiency of Money Laundering Countermeasures: Case Studies from European Union Member States," Risks, MDPI, vol. 9(6), pages 1-19, June.

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