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The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) welcomes the decision of the Council of the European Union to appoint Ms Hennie Verbeek-Kusters as the fifth Executive Board Member of AMLA.

In an interview with Il Sole 24 Ore, AMLA Chair Bruna Szego discusses the Authority's risk analysis model, preparations for direct supervision from 2028, and the road towards a unified European AML/CFT framework.

AMLA invites stakeholders to share their views on three draft RTS covering customer due diligence, business relationships and supervisory enforcement.

AMLA has published its first Single Programming Document, setting out the Authority's priorities and timelines for 2026-2028 as it moves from foundation to delivery.

AMLA Chair Bruna Szego delivered a keynote address at the European Banking Summit on 28 January 2026, hosted by the European Banking Federation in Brussels, setting out how AMLA is building a unified European response to financial crime.

AMLA launches data collection exercise to calibrate the risk models informing the 2027 selection of entities for direct supervision and strengthening consistent risk assessment across EU supervisors.

AMLA Chair Bruna Szego delivered a keynote address at the BIPAR 2026 Mid-Term Meeting in Vienna on 22 January 2026, outlining the new EU AML framework and its relevance for the insurance intermediary sector.

On 1 January 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) completed the transfer of all AML/CFT mandates and functions from the EBA to AMLA, marking a milestone in the EU's fight against financial crime.

The Chair of the European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) has completed her inaugural Road Show, visiting all 27 EU Member States for bilateral meetings with the public and private sectors.