Strasbourg (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – The European Parliament approved Bruna Szego as Chair of the European Union Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) with 569 votes.
In a plenary session of the European Parliament on 18 Dec 2024, MEPs approved Italian nominee Bruna Szego’s position as Chair of the European Union Anti-Money Laundering Authority. Ms Szego, who presently oversees the anti-money laundering supervision and regulation department at the Bank of Italy, obtained 569 votes in favour of MEPs.
Established in Frankfurt, the latest EU Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) is charged with coordinating the activities of national financial intelligence units and directly managing selected risky financial entities currently in multiple member states. The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) is a decentralised European Union agency that will blend national authorities to ensure the proper and uniform application of European Union regulations. Â
The purpose of the Europen Union Authority is to change the anti-money laundering and counter the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) control in the EU and improve collaboration among financial intelligence units (FIUs).
