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Key Takeaway In a judgment dated 4 June 2026, the Luxembourg Administrative Court of Appeal confirmed that a request for tax remission relief (remise gracieuse) cannot generally be used to remedy missed statutory deadlines for challenging tax assessments. The decision serves as an important reminder that Luxembourg companies should carefully review tax assessments immediately upon […]

“Any person who, on a permanent or temporary basis, collects, analyzes, transmits or exploits information of interest to national or public security, on behalf of a State or an authorized organization.” Admit it: it sounds like the job description of a modern compliance officer. Every day, compliance teams at banks, funds, research institutes and trust

The AMLA is officially on the march. As of July 1, 2025, the Frankfurt-based European Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Authority has begun its mission with a blunt message: crypto-asset exchange platforms will have to integrate AML/CFT experts at their highest level of governance. For industry players, this is a turning point

More than three decades after the fall of the Communist bloc, corruption remains a worrying reality in many Eastern European countries. Despite ongoing efforts to reform institutions, limit the power of oligarchies and enhance transparency, illicit practices persist, often reinforced by networks of interests combining political, economic and sometimes criminal powers. A succession of scandals