The Economic Background of Organised Crime and Money Laundering

Abstract

The effective work of organised crime brought necessarily the appearance of money laundering and the two work together in close relationship. By comparing the anti-money laundering directives of the EU, the new trends of organised crime, the new sources of profit, the new techniques of money laundering and the reactions of legislation to these new challenges are presented. The aim of the study is the introduction of the changes in the fight against money laundering since the Lisbon Treaty and the current tendencies of anti-money laundering activity of the European Union. Particular attention is paid to the 4th anti-money laundering directive, its comparison with the previous directives and their effect to organised crime.