Blacklists In The Caribbean
It is unjust and wrong-headed for the EU to blame small Caribbean Islands for its own tax mess.
When ideology overtakes experience in the battle to curb corruption offshore
A response to Transparency International and Laure Brillaud’s criticism of Martin Kenney’s recent EU Observer piece about the flaws in public UBO registers.
Fundamental snag with new EU money-laundering rules
Campaigners ask for justifiable intrusions into private data, believing it will frustrate crooks, money-launderers and terrorists. It won’t – because criminals tell lies, says Martin Kenney.
Transparency battles: It’s the UK and EU’s turn for a bloody nose
The UK may see itself as one of the self-appointed global anti-corruption, anti-money laundering aficionados, but to many, especially its own Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, it is nothing more than the playground bully and a champion of hypocrisy.
The EU’s blacklisting threat against smaller territories is undemocratic and brutal
The EU’s blacklisting threat against smaller countries or territories for not adhering to its unclear standards in the area of tax avoidance is undemocratic and brutal.