A clear trend is emerging: Across the EU, authorities are intensifying the enforcement of EU sanctions, and it is anticipated that the prosecution of related criminal offenses will increase. As a result, the regulatory...more
6/11/2025
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Criminal Prosecution ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Member State ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
Risk Management ,
Russia
Last month, the Belgian Supreme Court ruled in a case concerning a former employee who, following an internal investigation, had been first dismissed by her employer for and subsequently convicted of several criminal...more
6/4/2024
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Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Governance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EU ,
Former Employee ,
Internal Investigations ,
Investigations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
UK Corporate Criminal Offense ,
White Collar Crimes
Financial institutions and other AML-obliged entities in Belgium now face increased criminal risks for laundering the proceeds of any type of tax fraud.
Higher money laundering risks...more
We continue to see increased investigation and prosecution of corruption, fraud, modern slavery and workplace misconduct, especially in the construction, transportation and financial sectors.
Investigations are boosted by...more
1/10/2024
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Compliance ,
Construction Industry ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Liability ,
Cross-Border ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fraud ,
Internal Investigations ,
Investigations ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Transparency ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
With a ninth sanctions package against Russia in the making, the EU’s sustained response to the war in Ukraine has demonstrated that sanctions will remain at the forefront of EU policymaking. The array of sanctions adopted...more
The European Public Prosecutor's Office has been operating for one year now. Its track record is impressive: it has initiated almost 1000 investigations, and has already secured its first convictions. It is however still...more
Over the last three months, the EU has imposed unprecedented sanctions against Russia and Belarus in response to the war in Ukraine (see our dedicated collection here). While adopting further sanctions is getting ever more...more
On 1 June 2021, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (the EPPO), the new prosecution office at European Union level, officially started its operations. Since then, it already opened more than 300 investigations.
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In November 2020, the right for undertakings to a basic banking service was introduced into the Belgian Code of Economic Law. The adoption of this law follows more than 17 years after the adoption of the law of 24 March 2003...more