Austria has accused the UK of being a haven for money launderers ahead of an EU meeting in Dublin, with Cyprus, Ireland, Portugal and Slovenia's (potential) bailout needs also on the agenda.
The Austrian finance minister, Maria Fekter, described Britain as "the island of the blessed for tax evasion and money laundering" in an interview with her country's Kurier newspaper on Thursday (11 April).
Comparing the UK and its "protectorates" - micro-states subject to British law - to Cyp...
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