Although they welcomed the agreement on the future relationship between the EU and the UK(see EUROPE B12628A6) “with great relief”, MEPs Philippe Lamberts (Greens/EFA, Belgium) and Sven Giegold (Greens/EFA, Germany) have expressed concern about its weak provisions on tax evasion and money laundering.
In a letter sent on Monday 4 January, the two environmentalist MEPs call on the European Commission not to let the United Kingdom convert itself into a “Singapore on Thames”.
The MEPs...