Activities of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2022/2080(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on lessons learnt from the Pandora Papers and other revelations
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that tax crime is recognised as a predicate offence of money laundering, which is often linked to organised crime, corruption and the financing of terrorism; calls upon the European Commission to ensure effective implementation of the existing anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) framework, and to strengthen the collaboration in this field among the Member States and the EU institutions and agencies; highlights the importance of the future Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) as a new EU body for the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing in the Union, by contributing to enhanced supervision and improved cooperation between Member States’ financial intelligence units (FIUs) and supervisory authorities;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the concealment of beneficial ownership through chains of shell companies can be used not only to circumvent tax legislation, but also to impede the tracking, freezing and confiscation of the proceeds and instrumentalities of crime, as well as to circumvent EU restrictive measures; calls for a complete ban on shell companies;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 17 #
4 a. Welcomes the uncovering by the investigative journalists of a complex system of tax havens, shell corporations, and offshore accounts, whose beneficial owners are persons of high public interest; underscores in particular in this regard the positive role the journalists had in bringing to light the opaque financial operations of highest-ranking elected public officials;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for tax havens to be automatically registered in the EU’s anti- money laundering list of ‘high-risk’ third countries; calls for the United Arab Emirates to be identified as a high-risk third country;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for strict ‘revolving-doors’ rules for high-ranking EU officials.; calls upon the Member States ensure detection of undeclared ‘revolving doors’ situations and safeguard compliance with existing legislation;