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The EU Member States and the European Parliament have reached agreement on a ‘COVID passport’ aimed at opening up travel again within the European Union. As of 1 July, travellers will be able to provide a QR-code as proof that they have either been vaccinated against COVID-19, have tested negative or have recently been infected with the v...

Raymond Knops, the Dutch State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations,...

The EU’s fifth Anti Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5) urged the adjustment of the implementation rules of the Wwft (the Dutch Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act)[1]. In this context, the Wwft has been amended accordingly. The new legislation has come into effect in the Netherlands on 21 May this year.As highlighte...

Dutch digital commerce network Thuiswinkel.org has sent a letter to Raymond Knop...

The EU’s fifth Anti Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5) comes into force in all Member States on 10 January 2020. This latest version of the directive broadens its regulatory scope by including two types of crypto service providers (CSP): virtual-fiat exchanges and custodian wallet providers. The main driver behind this regulatory update i...