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NEWS BRIEFS / Money laundering

Danske Bank scandal – whistleblower Howard Wilkinson invited to European Parliament on 21 November

02/10/2018 (Agence Europe) – The whistleblower Howard Wilkinson, who helped to bring to light the money laundering scandal surrounding the Estonian subsidiary of Denmark's largest bank, Danske Bank, has been invited to address the special committee of the EP on financial crime, tax fraud and tax evasion (TAX 3), the Danish MEP Jeppe Kofod (S&D), who is behind the invitation, announced on Facebook on Monday 1 October. According to a European source, Wilkinson's attendance of a hearing scheduled for 21 November has yet to be confirmed. Readers may recall that the European Commission last week asked the European Banking Authority to investigate the matter (see EUROPE 12102), to determine whether EU law had been broken by the Estonian or Danish supervisory authorities. (MF)

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: European Parliament expects real progress from EU28 on asylum policy and Brexit negotiations
MONTENEGRO: Milo Đukanović says FYROM referendum shows need for change in EU policy
BUDGET: European Parliament cuts pre-accession aid to Turkey by €70 million
DIGITAL: Parliament gives green light to audiovisual reform
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Political agreement at Council on three VAT directives
MONEY LAUNDERING: Finance ministers agree to discuss new short-term 'anti-money laundering' measures
EMU: Discussions on ESM reform making slow progress
FINANCE: Revision of financial supervisory architecture – European Parliament's co-rapporteurs call for 'intensive' negotiations
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: CO2 from new cars and vans after 2021 - clean mobility is put to vote under great tension at European Parliament
HEALTH: Parliamentary gears up for vote on binding joint assessments
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament agriculture committee expands list of unfair trading practices to be outlawed
CIVIL PROTECTION: European Parliament/Council negotiations on 8 October on enhanced European civil protection mechanism
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2019: Polyglot and good communicator Alexander Stubb joins Manfred Weber in race to be EPP Spitzenkandidat
EP2019: Udo Bullmann (S&D) says Emmanuel Macron 'at crossroads'
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
BUDGET: European Parliament may carry out some of its budgetary powers in Brussels, if the budgetary procedure so requires
DIGITAL: Criminal offences that are not particularly serious can justify access to communications metadata
SECURITY - DEFENCE
FYROM: Jens Stoltenberg hopes to conclude Skopje's accession process to NATO by January 2019
NATO: Stoltenberg urges Russia to respond to Alliance concerns regarding its new missile system
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAQ: EU calls for respect of parliamentary election results
NEWS BRIEFS
MONEY LAUNDERING: Danske Bank scandal – whistleblower Howard Wilkinson invited to European Parliament on 21 November
TRADE: Finance Watch and Institut Veblen call for financial services to be kept out of trade negotiations
SPACE: Copernicus programme mobilised following earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia
TAXATION: Palau comes off European list of non-cooperative jurisdictions
JUSTICE: Facebook security breach - 5 million European user accounts affected
LIBYA: EU extends sanctions against Saleh, Ghweil and Abu Sahmein for further six months
NICARAGUA: Federica Mogherini wants return to country of UN human rights mission
EP2019: Gabi Zimmer denounces any Manichaean plan pitting Eurosceptics against Pro-Europeans
SOCIAL: European Parliament and Council negotiations examine accessibility to products and services again
SOMALIA: EU condemns new attack against its military mission in Mogadishu leaving civilian victims
TRANSPORT: Detailed compromises from Austrian Presidency of the Council for first mobility package expected to be made official on 11 October