Accountants need to keep up their guard when taking on new clients and make sure anti-fraud checks are rigorous enough to combat a potential increase in criminal activity driven by the global pandemic.
A new report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) warns finance professionals against over-confidence in trusting their ‘gut feel’ about clients and strongly recommends they consider if digital technology checks could help.
The S&D Group has successfully concluded negotiations for a political agreement on the revised Blue Card Directive that creates more legal pathways for skilled migrants into Europe. After years of stalled negotiations in the Council, progress towards an agreement was revived with negotiations restarting under the German Presidency in September of last year, and then gathering increased momentum under the socialist led-Portuguese Presidency in February.
Brussels/Frankfurt, 18 May 2021 – Commenting on the trilogue negotiations between the EU Commission, the European Parliament and the Council on the so-called Digital Green Certificate, Thilo Brodtmann, Executive Director of VDMA, says:
This Plenary session, the European Parliament will confirm the results of months of negotiations on the Just Transition Fund (JTF). The JTF, worth 17.5 billion EUR, is one of the European Union’s key tools to support regions in their transition towards climate neutrality by 2050.
Pedro Marques MEP, S&D vice-president and negotiator on the file, said:
The newly launched update of the industrial strategy aims to support Europe’s recovery and boost open strategic manufacturing in Europe. With COVID-19 still a threat, Europe’s economic health and global interdependence requires attention.
Brussels, 17 May 2021 – European Aluminium welcomes the news that the EU and US have agreed to enter into discussions on the mutual resolution of aluminum excess capacity and the deployment of effective solutions. The industry association calls on the US and EU to eliminate the trade barriers between the two regions and show leadership in modernising multilateral trade rules.
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the severe structural problems faced by too many EU workers who have moved to a different EU country, especially in the agricultural, building and care sectors. In a plenary debate in the European Parliament later today, the Socialists and Democrats will call on the Commission to ensure general joint and several liability throughout the entire subcontracting chain.
