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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12326

13 September 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 3 / 32
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Money laundering
Council of Europe experts highlight shortcomings of Maltese system
Brussels, 12/09/2019 (Agence Europe)

The MONEYVAL Committee of the Council of Europe on Thursday 12 September called on the Maltese authorities to step up their efforts in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.

Malta has been repeatedly criticised for the shortcomings of its anti-money laundering system, both by the European Commission (see EUROPE B12133A10) and by the European Banking Authority (see EUROPE B12061A27), in the Pilatus Bank case.

In a report, the MONEYVAL Committee points out that limited...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: a new round of accommodative measures to tackle persistent low inflation
STATE AID: green light for amended commitments concerning support for Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
MONEY LAUNDERING: Council of Europe experts highlight shortcomings of Maltese system
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: Mrs von der Leyen invited to European Parliament to clarify title of portfolio 'protecting our European way of life'
UNITED KINGDOM: European Parliament prepared to repeat to London that it will not accept any withdrawal agreement on an orderly exit from EU without a safety net for Ireland
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: Member States agree on a six-month extension of EUNAVFOR Med Sophia operation
DEFENCE: Court of Auditors warns against a mismatch between ambition and reality
DEFENCE/SPACE: according to Ms Bieńkowska, European defence and space policy have made “historic progress” in 5 years
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: McAllister calls for a stronger global role for EU
AFRICA: EU has invested €17.6 million to increase student participation in Erasmus+ programme in 2019
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Committee of the Regions calls for increased implementation of Partnership at local level
UNITED STATES: in Airbus case, amount of compensation awarded by WTO to Washington will not be known until October
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Finnish Presidency of EU Council tables first draft compromise on road charges
DIGITAL: 5G and disinformation, Commissioner Julian King reminds us of upcoming deadlines
RESEARCH: BusinessEurope claims €120 billion for 2021-2027 Horizon Europe framework programme
MIGRATION: Frontex needs 5000 additional coastguards and border guards to carry out its missions effectively
JUSTICE: ENAR condemns institutional racism in EU legal systems
JUSTICE: ECR Group in European Parliament wants own-initiative report on revision of European Arrest Warrant as soon as possible
AGRICULTURE: COPA President is concerned about risks arising from the EU/Mercosur trade agreement
ENERGY: EU rules on energy taxation are outdated, according to Commission
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
DIGITAL: German neighbouring right invalidated by Court
NEWS BRIEFS
BIODIVERSITY: structure of future Commission is potentially promising, WWF is pleased
CAMEROON: EU welcomes President Paul Biya's announcement of a grand national dialogue
COMMISSION: schedule of hearings of Commissioners-designate in European Parliament
COURT OF AUDITORS: Klaus-Heiner Lehne re-elected President of European institution
TAXATION: coordinators will discuss on Monday 16 September working groups in European Parliament’s ‘ECON’ Committee
TAXATION: FTT discussed in a working party at Council on 20 September
INDUSTRY: Greens/EFA want to add a debate in European Parliament's plenary following new revelations of fraud on Volkswagen emissions
JUSTICE: European Parliament is ready to resume negotiations with EU Council on appointment of European Chief Prosecutor
PARLIAMENT: Irene Tinagli favourite to chair European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
SOCIAL: Coface calls for a New Deal for European families
UKRAINE: violation of territorial integrity, EU extends targeted sanctions by 6 months