Politics

Ireland gets zero votes in bid to host EU anti-money laundering agency

In complicated process, Ireland loses out on bid for agency that would have brought 400 jobs

The European Central Bank announced this evening that Frankfurt had been chosen as the location of the Amla following a vote by member states in Brussels

Ireland did not secure any votes from European policymakers in its bid to host the EU’s new anti-money laundering agency (Amla).

The European Central Bank announced this evening that Frankfurt had been chosen as the location of the Amla following a vote by member states in Brussels.

The location of the agency was chosen jointly by the Council of European Union member states and by the European Parliament – both of which had 27 votes ...