AMLA Roadshow Hungary – Chair of the new European Authority visits the MNB

Budapest, 22 October 2025 – The Chair of the new EU Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA), Ms Bruna Szego, visited Hungary as part of the EU AMLA Roadshow to hold discussions at the Magyar Nemzeti Bank with representatives of Hungarian supervisory authorities, ministries, self-regulatory bodies (chambers) and market participants.

At the meeting between AMLA and the Hungarian parties involved in anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing matters held on 16 October 2025, the MNB was represented by Levente Sipos-Tompa, Deputy Governor responsible for financial institutions supervision and consumer protection.

At this event, Ms Szego emphasised that, in order to achieve the common goals, numerous tasks awaited both national authorities and AMLA, and that these can only be achieved through effective professional cooperation between the authorities. In addition to presenting the main priorities of the Authority, Ms Szego invited participants to share their perspectives on key issues such as preparation for the new European anti-money laundering legislation, risks, supervisory convergence, and challenges in both the financial and non-financial sectors. Her approach underscored AMLA’s commitment to inclusive dialogue and collaborative policymaking.

In the period ahead, the focus will be on preparing for the provisions of the new legislative package on anti-money laundering, elaborating several Level 2 and Level 3 legislative measures, and developing the methodology and tools for direct and indirect supervisory functions. AMLA will carry out direct supervision of selected obliged entities from 2028.

The Frankfurt-based Authority – whose website and 2025 work programme can be viewed here – was legally established in June 2024, with the aim of transforming the supervision of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism in the EU and enhancing cooperation between financial intelligence units.

The new, comprehensive legislative package to strengthen the EU framework against money laundering and terrorist financing – including the Regulation establishing the AMLA, the Regulation on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing and the Directive on the mechanisms to be put in place by Member States – was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 19 June 2024.

Magyar Nemzeti Bank