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Press release 18-12-2024 Plenary session   LIBE   ECON None [5] MEPs approve Bruna Szego as Chair of the EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority
In a plenary vote on Wednesday, MEPs supported Italian candidate Bruna Szego’s appointment as Chair of the EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority.
Ms Szego, who currently leads the anti-money laundering supervision and regulation unit at the Bank of Italy, received 569 votes in favour, 20 against, and 61 abstentions.
Based in Frankfurt, the new EU Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism [6] (AMLA) is tasked with coordinating the actions of national financial intelligence units and directly overseeing selected risky financial entities present in multiple member states.
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To be appointed as AMLA Chair, Ms Szego still needs the support of a qualified majority in the Council.
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