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EU Parliament adopts new law to help seize criminal assets

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Published on: 08 October 2018
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Law 360, London: The European Parliament announced on Thursday 4 September 2018 that it has adopted new rules it says will speed up the freezing and confiscation of financial assets linked to crime and terrorism across the European Union.

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