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CoE: Romania improved ability to seize illegal wealth, but structural deficiencies still not fixed

July 30, 2014

Romania has taken several important steps to improve its legal framework and its ability to freeze and seize illegal wealth, but the competent authorities need to proactively conduct financial investigations in parallel with the investigation of proceeds-generating crimes, reveals the report the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing [...]

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