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EU lifts assets freeze as Gaddafi vows to fight - 05 September 2011 - News

The EU freed up yesterday (1 September) billions of dollars to help Libya's new rulers rebuild a nation torn by 42 years of one-man rule and six months of civil war, as Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters to continue fighting.

EU to adopt Egypt asset freeze next week - 22 March 2011 - News

Egypt asked the United States and European Union to freeze the assets of several former ... prosecutor's office has since ordered the freezing of assets of the former president and his family after complaints they acquired wealth illegally. "The objective is that the asset freeze can be adopted ...

Commission fosters confiscation of mafia assets - 13 March 2012 - News

permanently ill or has fled; Allowing law enforcement authorities to freeze assets that risk ... for freezing, managing and confiscating assets from organised crime and mafia across the EU. ... (justice, asset freezing, mafia, Organised Crime) justice, asset freezing, mafia, Organised Crime ...

Brussels plans asset freeze for bad payers - 23 December 2011 - News

A European order to freeze bank accounts may serve this purpose. It would introduce a simple common procedure ... an obstacle to engaging in cross-border activities. A simple freezing order may reassure companies ... and eventually blocking the accounts of clients hit by a freezing order. To allay their concerns, ...

EU freezes Belarus leaders' assets - 19 May 2006 - News

the Council decided on 18 May to freeze bank accounts and other financial assets of Belarus President ... quoted one affected official as saying. The EU is freezing the assets of 36 top Belarus ... on the opposition. People's Daily: EU freezes assets ...

EU court declines to review terrorist asset freezing laws - 08 June 2007 - News

BBC News: Court says EU can freeze assets 5 21 Sept 2005) ... The ruling comes in what is seen as a test case on the legality of EU regulations on the freezing of assets of individuals suspected of links to terrorist organisations. The EU measures were taken following ...

MEPs approve the freezing of terrorist assets - 29 January 2010 - News

The European Parliament approved a regulation on 4 October that will enable EU Member States to freeze terrorist accounts across Europe and restrict the financing of terrorism. The European Commission proposed a regulation on 2 October that EU Member States block all funds held by organisations ...

MEPs approve the freezing of terrorist assets - 29 January 2010 - News

Member States to freeze terrorist accounts across Europe and restrict the financing of terrorism. ... and Home Affairs Committee said that the assets of European terrorist organisations, ... minister that ETA would be on the EU's list of militant groups whose assets would be frozen. ...

La Commission favorable à la confiscation des biens de la mafia - 13 March 2012 - News

No (justice, asset freezing, mafia, Organised Crime) justice, asset freezing, mafia, Organised Crime ... Confiscation and asset recovery: Better tools to fight crime ...

Sofia courts Brussels with illegal assets confiscation law - 07 May 2012 - News

to strengthen the EU's tools for freezing, managing and confiscating assets from organised crime and mafia ... government would have resigned if Parliament had not voted the bill. The controversial asset confiscation ... of illegally acquired assets without an effective court sentence. The procedure can be launched only against ...

EU, NATO allies to release frozen assets to Libyan rebels - 24 August 2011 - News

In March a number of EU countries decided to freeze Libya's assets. US ... to secure an international agreement to release aid and unfreeze about $100 billion of Gaddafi's assets ... Reuters: Germany says working with UN to unfreeze Libyan assets ...

EU urged to reuse mafia assets to help needy - 09 December 2010 - News

to ensure that all requests from other member states relating to asset identification, tracing, freezing ... assets, it is crucial to ensure that such properties do not return to criminal organisations. Social reuse ... of the financial assets and property of international criminal organisations and on their reuse for social ...

Brown to push EU to seize terror assets - 08 June 2007 - News

emergency measures to seize the assets of terrorists and organisations who finance them.  Proposals were ... to confiscate or freeze property from crime as well as strengthening controls of cash transfers across ... for urgent EU measures to seize the financial assets of terrorists. ...

EU wird Einfrierung ägyptischer Vermögenswerte nächste Woche annehmen - 22 March 2011 - News

Egypt asked the United States and European Union to freeze the assets of several former ... prosecutor's office has since ordered the freezing of assets of the former president and his family after complaints they acquired wealth illegally. "The objective is that the asset freeze can be adopted ...

Probable gel des actifs égyptiens la semaine prochaine - 22 March 2011 - News

Egypt asked the United States and European Union to freeze the assets of several former ... prosecutor's office has since ordered the freezing of assets of the former president and his family after complaints they acquired wealth illegally. "The objective is that the asset freeze can be adopted ...

L'UE gèle les avoirs des dirigeants biélorusses - 19 May 2006 - News

the Council decided on 18 May to freeze bank accounts and other financial assets of Belarus President ... People's Daily: EU freezes assets of Belarusian president ... Mediafax: EU Freezes Assets Of 36 Belarus Officials, Including President ...

US asks EU for co-operation in fight against terrorism - 29 January 2010 - News

The EU has made public a list of US requests for co-operation in their fight against international terrorism. Washington presented a list of 47 requests for co-operation with the EU, including intelligence sharing and freezing of terrorist assets. Yes ...

EU sperrt Konten belarussischer Regierungsvertreter [DE] - 29 January 2010 - News

Regierungsvertretern ein. People's Daily: EU freezes assets ... Lukashenko's Holdings Mediafax: EU Freezes Assets Of 36 ... freezes Belarus leader's assets and funds in protest over his 'fradulent' re-election ...

Human trafficking high on Belgian agenda - 29 January 2010 - News

government organisations. Developing an EU policy on freezing assets: by running a pilot project (in Belgian, France and Sweden) on the planned framework decision on freezing assets that aims to give full ... of an EU policy for the freezing of assets.   The Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers changes ...

L’UE dégèle les avoirs libyens - 05 September 2011 - News

Union: EU lifts asset freeze on several Libyan entities EEAS: Statement by High Representative Catherine Ashton on the lifting of the EU's asset freeze ...

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