RIGA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- A mission of the European Parliament Special Committee for Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance (TAX3) arrived here on Thursday to meet with Latvian politicians and experts for discussions about the ongoing wind-up process of Latvia's troubled ABLV Bank, local media informed.
During the two-day visit, the MEPs are planning to meet with Latvian lawmakers, Finance Minister Dana Reizniece-Ozola, as well as representatives of Latvia's anti-money laundering agencies and the national banking association.
The delegation includes two MEPs from Latvia - Roberts Zile of the ruling right-wing National Alliance and Krisjanis Karis of the ruling center-right Unity party.
The European Parliament delegation also hopes to get a closer look at Latvia's financial and customs policies by talking to representatives of the Freeport of Riga and the Baltic country's civic society.
In February 2018, ABLV Bank's shareholders decided to wind the bank up after the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a damning report accusing the Latvian bank's management of supporting money-laundering schemes and bribing Latvian officials.
