OREANDA-NEWS  The European Parliament has excluded a number of countries, including one BRICS member from the gray list on money laundering. This is reported by the press service of the organization.

Barbados, Gibraltar, Jamaica, Panama, the Philippines, Senegal, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates were excluded from the list of countries with a high risk of money laundering. The corresponding proposal was made by the European Commission (EC). The issue with the UAE from the list was considered in the context of trade negotiations between Abu Dhabi and Brussels.

At the same time, the European Parliament added Algeria, Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal and Venezuela to the "grey list". The deputies considered the possibility of including Russia in this list, but decided to return to the issue later, before the end of the year. This has helped to maintain support with the exception of the UAE and other countries.

Earlier in May, the Seventh Criminal Division of the Luxembourg District Court found the Rothschild Bank guilty of money laundering. The organization was convicted of money laundering and concealment of criminal proceeds. For the first time in the country's history, 25 million euros will be confiscated from a bank in favor of the state.