COMPLIANCE measures at Dutch banks can be overly ‘burdensome’ for customers who only pose a low financial crime risk, according to the country’s central bank.
A new study from DNB, the central bank of the Netherlands, said these issues are “closely related to the tensions within a risk-based approach”.
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OLAF Report 2025: €597 million to be recovered from fraud and irregularities following OLAF recommendations
OLAF
In 2025, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) recommended the recovery of misused EU funds amounting to almost €600 million, according to its annual report released today. OLAF investigations further prevented €18 million from being unduly spent, reinforcing OLAF's role as the key guardian of the EU budget. Over the year, OLAF closed a total of 209 investigations, while opening 254 new investigations.
The annual report highlights OLAF's results and details its ongoing commitment to safeguarding the EU's financial interests. Notably, this year's report introduces two significant innovations: OLAF formulates recommended actions for relevant stakeholders, designed to foster a more effective and coordinated approach to combating fraud and irregularities. The report also provides a detailed breakdown of how much OLAF helped to return to the EU budget over the past decade.
Searches at wholesaler in investigation into money laundering and violation of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (Wwft)
Fiscal Information and Investigation Service - FIOD
On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, the FIOD conducted six searches as part of a criminal investigation. The suspects, a wholesaler of flowers and plants and two employees aged 58 and 25 from the municipalities of Zevenaar and Arnhem, are suspected of money laundering and violating the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act (Wwft). Two business premises, three homes, and a storage unit in the municipalities of Westland, Zevenaar, and Arnhem were searched. During the searches, cash, cryptocurrency, bank accounts, data carriers, and administrative records were seized.