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EU Parliament's top group suggests blacklisting Switzerland after Credit Suisse leaks

EU Parliament's top group suggests blacklisting Switzerland after Credit Suisse leaks: BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The main political grouping in the European Parliament called on Monday for a review of Switzerland's banking practices and for the country's possible inclusion in the EU's dirty-money blacklist after leaks of Credit Suisse documents. Media outlets published the results of investigations into a leak of data on thousands of accounts held at the bank in past decades and said they appeared to show clients included human rights abusers and businessmen under sanctions. Credit Suisse said it strongly rejected any allegations of wrongdoing and that the media reports were based on "partial, inaccurate or selective information taken out of context". The European People's Party (EPP), the conservative grouping which holds the biggest number of seats in the European Parliament, called on the EU Commission on Monday to "re-evaluate Switzerland as a high-risk money-laundering country" as part of the next review of the list.

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