S&Ds welcome the Commission’s proposal to fight money laundering across borders and call for enhanced power and additional resources for the EU’s supervisory institutions
Mercredi 12 septembre 2018
Communiqué de presse du groupe S&D
Following the publication of the European Commission’s proposal today to further strengthen the supervision of EU financial institutions, S&Ds called for additional resources to allow them to better fulfil their tasks. S&D MEPs welcomed the intention of the proposal to tackle money laundering and disrupt the financing of terrorist groups, but highlighted the need to fill the gaps in the EU supervisory framework.
S&D Group spokesperson on economic and monetary affairs, Pervenche Berès MEP, stated:
We welcome the proposal of the European Commission to amend the Regulation establishing the European Banking Authority (EBA) with a view to enhancing its role in anti-money laundering across borders.