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.

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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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