Progress: Procedure completed
Legal Basis:
RoP 132-p2Events
The European Parliament adopted by 466 votes to 49 with 167 abstentions, a resolution on the rule of law in Malta.
The resolution was tabled by the EPP, ECR, ALDE, GUE/NGL and Greens/EFA groups.
Parliament regretted that developments in Malta in recent years have raised serious concerns about the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights, especially with regard to media freedom and the independence of the police and the judiciary. It called on the Commission to establish a dialogue with the Maltese Government regarding the functioning of the rule of law in Malta and to ensure respect for European values.
It strongly condemned the assassination on 16 October 2017 of Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese investigative journalist and blogger specialising in corruption issues. It requested that Europol participate in the investigation and asked the Maltese authorities to ensure that the personal safety of journalists and whistleblowers is protected.
Members also specifically regretted the fact that there has been no police investigation to date in Malta into the revelations regarding the Panama Papers and on several serious allegations of corruption and non-compliance with banking supervision and anti-money laundering obligations, posed a threat to the rule of law in that Member State.
In this regard, the resolution indicated that the delegation to Malta in February 2017 organised by the European Parliament as part of its investigation into the Panama Papers found an extremely low number of convictions and confiscations related to money laundering in Malta in relation to the average number of reports sent to the police by the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU).
Members therefore asked the Commission to verify whether Malta is in compliance with the third Anti-Money Laundering Directive and the Capital Requirements Directive. They called on Malta and all the other Member States to ensure that the fight against tax evasion is given priority and that all necessary resources are dedicated to this cause.
Parliament also recalled its concern about Citizenship by Investment Schemes in general, including in Malta. It called on the Commission to monitor such citizenship programmes in Member States.
Documents
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0438/2017
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0596/2017
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0597/2017
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0596/2017
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0597/2017
Activities
- Frank ENGEL
- Cécile Kashetu KYENGE
- Patrick LE HYARIC
- Monica MACOVEI
- Hugues BAYET
Institutional Motions (1)
- Michał BONI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate)
- Victor BOŞTINARU
Institutional Motions (1)
- Paul BRANNEN
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- Isabella DE MONTE
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- Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) ES
- Georgios EPITIDEIOS
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- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) EL
- Edouard FERRAND
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- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) FR
- Raymond FINCH
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- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate)
- Eugen FREUND
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- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate)
- Enrico GASBARRA
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- Michela GIUFFRIDA
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- Ana GOMES
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- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) PT
- Nathalie GRIESBECK
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- Takis HADJIGEORGIOU
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) EL
- Cătălin Sorin IVAN
Institutional Motions (1)
- Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) ES
- Wajid KHAN
Institutional Motions (1)
- Jeppe KOFOD
Institutional Motions (1)
- Miltiadis KYRKOS
Institutional Motions (1)
- Werner LANGEN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) DE
- Jérôme LAVRILLEUX
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) FR
- Bernd LUCKE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) DE
- Andrejs MAMIKINS
Institutional Motions (1)
- Notis MARIAS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) EL
- Louis MICHEL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) FR
- Marlene MIZZI
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- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) MT
- Rolandas PAKSAS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) LT
- Soraya POST
Institutional Motions (1)
- Dariusz ROSATI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate)
- Paul RÜBIG
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) DE
- Judith SARGENTINI
Institutional Motions (1)
- Branislav ŠKRIPEK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) SK
- Csaba SÓGOR
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Patricija ŠULIN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) SL
- Eleftherios SYNADINOS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) EL
- Tibor SZANYI
Institutional Motions (1)
- Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU
Institutional Motions (1)
- Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate)
- Pavel TELIČKA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate)
- Elena VALENCIANO
Institutional Motions (1)
- Marco VALLI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) IT
- Boris ZALA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Francis ZAMMIT DIMECH
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Rule of law in Malta (debate) MT
Votes
B8-0597/2017 - Am 2 15/11/2017 13:04:46.000 #
B8-0597/2017 - Am 8 15/11/2017 13:05:30.000 #
B8-0597/2017 - Am 9 15/11/2017 13:05:42.000 #
B8-0597/2017 - Am 5 15/11/2017 13:07:48.000 #
B8-0597/2017 - Am 6 15/11/2017 13:08:00.000 #
B8-0597/2017 - Am 7 15/11/2017 13:08:12.000 #
B8-0597/2017 - Considérant Z/1 15/11/2017 13:08:33.000 #
B8-0597/2017 - Considérant Z/2 15/11/2017 13:08:46.000 #
B8-0597/2017 - Résolution 15/11/2017 13:09:00.000 #
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