Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add certain countries to the list of high-risk third countries, and to remove other countries from that list

· Rapporteur: Rasmus Andresen, Kira Marie PeterHansen

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4.7.2025 B100315/1

Amendment 1

Damien Carême, Jussi Saramo

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution B100315/2025

Murielle Laurent, Brando Benifei, Kathleen Van Brempt, Francisco Assis, Raphaël Glucksmann, Aurore Lalucq, Cecilia Strada, Christophe Clergeau, Eric Sargiacomo, Nora Mebarek, Chloé Ridel, Claire Fita, Thomas PellerinCarlin, Birgit Sippel, Gabriele Bischoff, Lucia Annunziata, Sandro Ruotolo, Emma Rafowicz, Pina Picierno, Alessandra Moretti, Pierre Jouvet, Annalisa Corrado, Evelyn Regner, JeanMarc Germain, Marco Tarquinio, Udo Bullmann, Alessandro Zan

Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add certain countries to the list of high-risk third countries, and to remove other countries from that list

Motion for a resolution

Recital O a (new)

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Oa. whereas the Commission’s proposal to remove the UAE from the list of high-risk third countries coincides with the relaunch of negotiations on the free trade agreement between the Union and the UAE; whereas, although there is no formal evidence that the delisting was directly requested by the UAE as part of the trade talks, the timing and context raise legitimate concerns that commercial or political considerations may have influenced a process that should remain strictly technical and risk-based;

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4.7.2025 B100315/2

Amendment 2

Damien Carême, Jussi Saramo

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution B100315/2025

Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add certain countries to the list of high-risk third countries, and to remove other countries from that list

Motion for a resolution

Recital Q a (new)

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Qa. whereas lower-income countries continue to be disproportionately affected by the Union listing of high-risk third countries, even in cases where they have demonstrated measurable progress in strengthening their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) frameworks, as exemplified by Côte d’Ivoire; whereas, in those countries, existing shortcomings are often the result of administrative and institutional capacity constraints linked to limited resources, rather than a reflection of the jurisdiction’s actual role in facilitating money laundering or terrorist financing; whereas similar concerns have been raised in relation to the Union list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, where lower-income countries are also overrepresented despite limited global impact;

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4.7.2025 B100315/3

Amendment 3

Damien Carême, Jussi Saramo

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution B100315/2025

Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add certain countries to the list of high-risk third countries, and to remove other countries from that list

Motion for a resolution

Recital R

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R. whereas the Commission has decided to bundle countries to be listed and unlisted in a single delegated act; whereas that approach prevents the Parliament from assessing each country on its own merits and implies that some countries would be unfairly affected by a rejection of the delegated act; whereas Parliament recommends to the Commission to consider the option of, instead of putting forward delegated actions amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 by listing/delisting several countries ‘en bloc’, changing towards a country-by-country approach for the future updates of the list;

R. whereas the Commission has decided to bundle countries to be listed and unlisted in a single delegated act; whereas that approach prevents the Parliament from assessing each country on its own merits and implies that some countries would be unfairly affected by a rejection of the delegated act; whereas Parliament would, for instance, strongly support the addition of Monaco to the list of high-risk third countries, if separate votes on individual jurisdictions were allowed; whereas Parliament recommends to the Commission to consider the option of, instead of putting forward delegated actions amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 by listing/delisting several countries ‘en bloc’, changing towards a country-by-country approach for the future updates of the list;

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