The European Union (EU) has taken a decisive step in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing by adopting the Regulation establishing the European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA). Thus, from the end of 2025, this institution must become the cornerstone of the European framework for the supervision of financial flows within the EU, with the task of coordinating efforts to prevent and combat money laundering and terrorist financing, which, until now, were fragmented and, thus, subject to the risk of systemic vulnerabilities generated by the non-uniform application of European legislation in the field by the Member States. What changes are expected in Romania?
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