[AnAfrican]

The basic account thing ?

Does that apply to US citizens (legally residing in the EU) that routinely get denied bank accounts because the bank don’t want to deal with the IRS ?

May be he probably could bank with LaPoste.

Beyond that, I wonder if you really believe that the EU has no Anti-Money Laudering / Counter Finance Terrorism laws.

[the_mitsuhiko]

> Does that apply to US citizens (legally residing in the EU) that routinely get denied bank accounts because the bank don’t want to deal with the IRS ?

Yes, it applies to every legal resident.

> Beyond that, I wonder if you really believe that the EU has no Anti-Money Laudering / Counter Finance Terrorism laws.

Why should I not believe this? I know it does.

[AnAfrican]

>Why should I not believe this?

Because you don’t believe an EU bank can terminate an account because they’re worried it may trigger an AML/CTF regulation or similar without bothering to really check if it does.

*edit : AML/CTF and similar rules have to be exceptions to basic banking rights.

[alexey-salmin]

> May be he probably could bank with LaPoste.

For the record, I have an official denial letter from LaPoste. Which, by the way, is very nice on their part: many banks refuse to put that in wringing and without a letter it's hard to exercise your droit au compte with the Bank of France.

[AnAfrican]

Ouch. If even LaPoste did it…