Activities of Sabrina PIGNEDOLI related to 2021/2026(INL)
Plenary speeches (1)
Citizenship and residence by investment schemes (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that schemes granting nationality or residence primarily on the basis of a financial investment (CBI/RBI schemes), also known as ‘golden passports’ or ‘golden visas’, are objectionable from an ethical and legal point of view, as well as an economic point of view;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the lack of comprehensive security checks, vetting procedures and due diligence in Member States that have CBI/RBI schemes in place; regrets that Member States do not always consult the available Union databases and do not exchange information on the outcome of such checks and procedures, allowing for successive applications across the Union; expresses concern regarding some Member States, where applications for citizenship are often accepted even though the applicants do not meet the security requirements;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the infringement procedures launched in October 2020 by the Commission against Cyprus and Malta concerning their CBI schemes; calls on the Commission to advance those procedures and to initiate infringement procedures against Member States for RBI schemes, where justified; calls on the Commission, too, to carefully monitor Bulgaria’s CBI/RBI scheme;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that Union anti-money laundering law is a crucial elementone of the main elements needed to counter the risks posed by CBI/RBI schemes; welcomes the fact that the Commission’s package of legislative proposals of 20 July 2021 on anti-money laundering and on countering the financing of terrorism addresses RBI schemes, most notably by promoting the inclusion of intermediaries on the list of obliged entities; considers, however, that gaps will still remain, such as the fact that public entities that process CBI/RBI applications will not be included on the list of obliged entities;