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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (C(2025)3815) – 2025/2740(DEA))

On the Commission delegated regulation of 10 June 2025 amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal and Venezuela to the list of high-risk third countries which have provided a written high-level political commitment to address the identified deficiencies and have developed an action plan with the FATF, and to remove Barbados, Gibraltar, Jamaica, Panama, the Philippines, Senegal, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates from that list

B-10-2025-0315

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group · Rapporteur: Rasmus Andresen, Kira Marie PeterHansen

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Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation that would add ten countries to and remove eight countries from the EU list of high-risk third countries for money laundering, and calls on the Commission to submit a new act. The objection is based on concerns about the delisting of the United Arab Emirates and the failure to list Russia, as well as the Commission's reliance on FATF assessments without sufficient autonomous analysis.

Key points

  1. Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 on high-risk third countries.
  2. Calls on the Commission to submit a new delegated act that takes account of the concerns set out in the resolution.
  3. The Commission's assessment should be autonomous, comprehensive, and unbiased, not relying solely on FATF assessments.
  4. Delisting by the Union requires concrete assurances that the country no longer poses a high risk to the Union's internal market.
  5. The UAE has improved its AML/CFT framework, but major loopholes remain, including in real estate and beneficial ownership, and commitments lack specific benchmarks.
  6. Reports indicate the UAE remains a hub for illicit financial flows, with insufficient reforms and concerns about gold trade and sanctions evasion.
  7. Parliament acknowledges UAE improvements but requires a more thorough assessment and additional Union benchmarks before delisting.
  8. Parliament deplores that Russia has not been listed despite strategic deficiencies and evidence of corruption and organised crime.
  9. Recommends the Commission move to a country-by-country approach for future updates of the list instead of bundling countries.

Who is affected

  • The United Arab Emirates: would remain on the EU list of high-risk third countries if the objection is upheld.
  • Russia: not listed despite concerns, but Parliament calls for action.
  • Other countries in the delegated regulation: their listing or delisting is blocked by the objection.

Figures and deadlines

  • 200 people owning more than 1,000 properties in Dubai, as reported by investigations.
  • 17 tons of gold imported from Sudan in 2023, worth over USD 1 billion.
  • 97% of official gold exports from Sudan went to the UAE in 2024, earning USD 1.52 billion.
  • 2596 tons of undeclared gold imported from Africa to the UAE between 2012 and 2022.

Legal basis: Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union