ECB threatens legal action against Slovenia after police raid

The European Central Bank threatened on 6 July 2016 to take legal action against Slovenia, following the seizure by the country's police of documents from the Slovenian Central Bank, in what was seen as a rare conflict between authorities and this Eurozone institution.

The pre-criminal investigation which led to the documents being seized from the central bank is related to possible irregularities during the overhaul of the NLB bank in 2013.

The Wall Street Journal, 06.07.16: ECB President Decries Slovenia’s ‘Unlawful Seizure’ of Bank Materials http://www.wsj.com/articles/ecb-president-decries-slovenias-unlawful-seizure-of-bank-materials-1467844012

Euronews, 07.07.16: ECB threatens legal action against Slovenian after police raid http://www.euronews.com/business-newswires/3216778-ecb-threatens-legal-action-against-slovenia-after-police-raid/

STA, 07.07.16: ECB boss protests over seizure of sensitive data in Slovenian investigation https://english.sta.si/2281866/ecb-boss-protests-over-seizure-of-sensitive-data-in-slovenian-investigation

EUObserver, 07.07.16: Slovenian police raid central bank, rebuff Draghi https://euobserver.com/justice/134243

EUObserver, 13.07.16: Slovenia's finance minister resigns after police raid https://euobserver.com/beyond-brussels/134338

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