EU ministers and MEPs agree law enforcement access to financial records from all member states bar one

Law enforcement agencies acrossthe European Union (EU) will, in future, access financial records containing anti-money laundering/counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) information from 26 EU member states; Denmark is opting out (using its previously negotiated right to ignore some EU justice laws).

By Keith Nuthall

Law enforcement agencies acrossthe European Union (EU) will, in future, access financial records containing anti-money laundering/counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) information from 26 EU member states; Denmark is opting out (using its previously negotiated right to ignore some EU justice laws).