Activities of Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI related to 2021/0244(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2019/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards access of competent authorities to centralised bank account registries through the single access point
Amendments (3)
Amendment 5 #
(1) FOptimising and facilitating access to financial information is necessary to prevent, detect, investigate or prosecute serious crime, including terrorism. In particular, swift access to financial information is essential for carrying out effective criminal investigations and for successfully tracing and subsequently confiscating instrumentalities and proceeds of crime.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Swift access to financial information is crucial in preventing and fighting crime effectively, particularly with regard to international activities, organised criminal groups, terrorism and cybercrime, and it could also be a great help in improving existing success rates when it comes to recovering criminal assets.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Considering the cross-border nature of organised crime, the financing of terrorism, and money laundering, as well as the importance of relevant financial information for the purposes of combating criminal activities, including by swiftly tracing, freezing and confiscating illegally obtained assets where possible and appropriate, authorities competent for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences designated in accordance with Directive (EU) 2019/1153 should be able to directly access and search the centralised bank account registries of other Member States through the BAR single access point put in place pursuant to Directive (EU) YYYY/XX.