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title: The European Commission updates its list of high-risk countries
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# [The European Commission updates its list of high-risk countries](https://www.reglab.com/en/news-overview/the-european-commission-updates-list-of-high-risk-countries)

 Written by [Amber Rietkerk](https://www.reglab.com/en/news-overview/author/amber-rietkerk) | Feb 3, 2026 9:40:08 AM

29/01/2026

The [European Commission has updated the list of high-risk countries](https://finance.ec.europa.eu/financial-crime/anti-money-laundering-and-countering-financing-terrorism-international-level_en).  

The Commission adds three countries to the list of high-risk countries because they have major deficiencies in their national anti-money laundering rules and systems. The European Commission bases this assessment on FATF reports, inter-country talks and on-site visits.

- Bolivia
- the British Virgin Islands
- the Russian Federation

In addition, the European Commission is removing six countries from the list. These countries have improved their national AML compliance.

- Burkina Faso
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- Tanzania

The list will officially take effect once the European Parliament and the Council agree to it and raise no objections.

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