( September 25, 2026, 12:19 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Eighteen EU countries have been sent a formal notice telling them to include the bloc's sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive into their national laws within two months or face possible disciplinary action, the European Commission said Friday. The countries, which include Germany, France, and Spain, failed to notify the commission by a deadline of July 10 that they had included the directive, which allows the member states to provide access to beneficial ownership registers for competent authorities, self-regulatory bodies, obliged entities and for persons with a legitimate interest, the commission said in a statement.Statement follows....
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