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MEPs ok tighter EU rules on cross-border asset-freezing

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Published on: 12 July 2018
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Law360, London: European Union (EU) rules that will make it easier for member states to freeze financial assets linked to crime and terrorism across the bloc have passed a key legislative stage, allowing the proposals to be sent back to Parliament for final signing-off.

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