MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (C(2025)03815 – 2025/2740(DEA))
On the Commission delegated regulation of 10 June 2025 amending 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-10-2025-0316
on behalf of The Left Group · Rapporteur: Damien Carême, Jussi Saramo
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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. It calls on the Commission to submit a new delegated act addressing its concerns.¶¶
Key points
- Objects to the Commission delegated regulation of 10 June 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675.¶¶
- Calls on the Commission to submit a new delegated act that takes account of the concerns set out in the resolution.¶
- Criticizes the Commission for proposing changes to the list en bloc, preventing Parliament from voting on each jurisdiction individually.¶¶
- Notes that lower-income countries are disproportionately affected by listing, despite progress in strengthening AML/CFT frameworks.¶
- Questions the removal of the UAE, citing insufficient evidence of effective reforms and persistent deficiencies in real estate transparency.¶¶¶
- Raises concerns that commercial or political considerations may have influenced the delisting of the UAE, given the timing with trade negotiations.¶
- Calls for a more thorough assessment of risks and reforms before delisting the UAE.¶