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EU plans to standardise sanctions welcomed, but 'impractical'

European Union opens three-month consultation on homogenising penalties across member states

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Proposed plans for the European Union to standardise sanctions regimes are good in theory, but realising them could prove difficult, say some in the industry.

“What they’re trying to achieve is a really fantastic idea, because it is an issue,” says Stephen Hancock, director of regulatory and financial crime programmes at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services. “The reality is, though, I’m not quite

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