| While the Republic of Slovenia belongs to the group of geographically and demographically small countries it is, nonetheless being confronted with serious problems of organised and economic crime. During the years following independence, major changes were introduced in the political and economic fields, which today, are manifested, inter alia, in the increased openness of the country towards foreign capital. At the same time, the process of privatisation is underway, which is leading to changes in property ownership and is, as such, also effecting changes on the society and its way of thinking. All these facts, together with the country’s bordering with Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia have influenced the various forms of criminality. To this effect, there has been a noticeable trend in recent years of an increase in the level of serious criminal offences among which money laundering deserves special mention. |
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