“I just wanted to understand what Mafia is”. A conversation with criminologist and criminal law expert Prof. Dr. Frank Neubacher
Universities and institutes are empty, TVs, newspapers and social media only talk about one topic: COVID-19. The fact that meetings ...
Berlin Regional Court uses a new tool against Clankriminalität
On 7 April 2020, the Berlin Regional Court ordered the confiscation of two properties in Berlin Neukölln, using a new ...
Anti-money laundering measures: Swiss banks look the other way
Like their counterparts in the European Union, Swiss banks are very often involved in money laundering schemes. Here are some ...
Swiss parliament stops the adaptation of the Anti-Money Laundering Act to international standards
On 2 March this year, the National Council, the so-called Grand House of the Swiss Parliament, prevented the introduction of ...
Covid-19 and Mafia: How two viruses strengthen each other
Closed borders are bad for smuggling goods and empty streets make drug trafficking more difficult – has the virus even ...
The memory of the mafia victims does not vanish: March 21st on social media
The “Day of Remembrance and Commitment for the innocent victims of the Mafia” is celebrated in Italy every year on ...
European Union – Money Laundering Paradise
The Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive (Directive (EU) 2018/843 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May ...
Uwe Mühlhoff, Duisburg Prosecutor: “The ‘ndrangheta in Germany and Europe does not work alone: it cooperates with all criminal groups”
During a conference at the European Parliament on February 5, 2020, organized by the MEP of the Five Star Movement ...
Filippo Spiezia: ”The European Commission wants to cut Eurojust’s operational budget. It is unacceptable and against the EU values”
The vice-president of Eurojust speaks at the conference ”Mafias: a European Problem”, organised at the European Parliament. Brussels, 5 February ...
“The war between Montenegrin clans does not stop”. The case of Igor K. shakes German public opinion
The war between Montenegrin clans is once again attracting public attention in Germany. Igor K., a 35-year-old Montenegrin criminal, was ...
