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EU Adds Venezuela to ‘High-Risk’ Country List for Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing

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The Venezuelan regime rejected its country’s inclusion on the list, calling it ‘ridiculous.’

EU Adds Venezuela to ‘High-Risk’ Country List for Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing

The Berlaymont building, which houses the European Union Commission headquarters, and the Robert Schuman roundabout construction site in Brussels on June 13, 2025. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images

Yeny Sora Robles

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The European Union added Venezuela to its list of “high-risk” jurisdictions on June 10 for money laundering and terrorist financing that pose significant threats to the EU financial system.

The European Commission issued a statement on the new list presented by the Directorate General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, calling on financial institutions to “apply enhanced surveillance in transactions involving these countries.”

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