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PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION

P10_TA(2024)0067

on the proposal for the appointmentAppointment of the Chair of the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing ofAuthority Terrorism(AMLA)

(N10-0050/2024 – C100210/2024 – 2024/0802(NLE))

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

PE766.896

European Parliament decision of 18 December 2024 on the proposal for the appointment of the Chair of the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (N10-0050/2024 – C10-0210/2024 – 2024/0802(NLE))

(Approval)

D. whereas in accordance with Article 68(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1620, the Commission provided the shortlist to Parliament on 9 October 2024;

E. whereas on 4 December 2024, the Commission adopted a proposal to appoint Ms Bruna Szego as Chair of the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and transmitted that proposal to Parliament;

F. whereas the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs then proceeded to evaluate the credentials of the proposed candidate for the position of Chair of the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism, in particular in view of the requirements laid down in Article 68 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1620;

G. whereas on 16 December 2024, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs held a hearing with Ms Bruna Szego, at which she made an opening statement and then answered questions put by members of the Committees;

1. Approves the proposal for the appointment of Ms Bruna Szego as Chair of the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism;

2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council, the Commission, the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and the governments of the Member States.

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This report has been drawn up following the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs' and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs’ exercise of the powers granted to Parliament under Regulation (EU) No 2024/1620, in particular Article 68(1) thereof.

ANNEX: ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEURS HAVE RECEIVED INPUT

The rapporteurs declare under their exclusive responsibility that they did not receive input from any entity or person to be mentioned in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.

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