The EESC believes that the fight against terrorism and its financing and efforts to combat money laundering and other related forms of economic crime should be permanent EU policy priorities. These efforts should be linked more closely with the efforts needed to combat tax fraud and tax avoidance. Therefore, the EESC considers creating public national registers of the beneficial owners of bank accounts, businesses, trusts and transactions, and access to them by obliged entities, to be a priority. Furthermore, all obligations laid down in the Anti Money Laundering Directive should be extended to all territories or jurisdictions whose sovereignty resides with the Member States. And free trade and economic partnership agreements should include a chapter on measures to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing, tax fraud and tax avoidance.
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Εγκριθείσα on 19/10/2016
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ECO/414-EESC-2016-04584-00-00-ac-traReferral:
COM(2016) 452 final 2016/0209 CNSRapporteur:
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Εγκριθείσα on 19/10/2016
Έγγραφα αναφοράς:
NAT/680-EESC-2016-01870-00-00-ac-traReferral:
COM(2016) 32 final Rapporteur:
Over recent years, there has been a shift in bargaining power in the food supply chain, mostly to the advantage of the retail sector and some transnational companies and to the detriment of suppliers, in particular primary producers. The concentration of bargaining power has led to the abuse of positions of dominance causing weaker operators to become increasingly vulnerable to Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs). The opinion takes stock of the impact of UTPs, stresses the difficult position of the most vulnerable actors along the chain and calls for action at EU level to stop UTPs and promote a fairer food supply chain.
Εγκριθείσα on 19/10/2016
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SOC/543-EESC-2016-02981-00-00-acReferral:
COM(2016) 270 final 2016/0133 CODCOM(2016) 271 final 2016/0131 CODCOM(2016) 271 final 2016/0131 CODCOM(2016) 272 final 2016/0132 CODRapporteur:
An efficient reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) is essential. While the EESC approves of the proposal to improve and speed up the determination of Member State responsible for examining an asylum application, it calls for including protective provisions on procedural issues, individual treatment of applications, maintenance of discretionary clauses, maintenance of the deadline for the cessation of obligation for a Member State to assume responsibility and the rights of applicants.
Εγκριθείσα on 19/10/2016
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SOC/536-EESC-2016-01275-00-01-acRapporteur:
Co-rapporteur:
Alarming political decisions have shown that the EU lacks adequate instruments to safeguard fundamental values and the rule of law. A new European mechanism on the rule of law and fundamental rights is needed. The mechanism should include a regular assessment of Member States in a governance "policy coordination cycle", similar to the European Semester. The EESC should play an active role, as this will make for strong civil society involvement. The mechanism must be based on indicators, taking into account the indivisibility of fundamental economic, social and cultural rights and civil and political rights.
Εγκριθείσα on 19/10/2016
Έγγραφα αναφοράς:
ECO/408-EESC-2016-04274-00-01-ac-traReferral:
COM(2016) 450 final 2016/0208 CODRapporteur:
The EESC believes that the fight against terrorism and its financing and efforts to combat money laundering and other related forms of economic crime should be permanent EU policy priorities. These efforts should be linked more closely with the efforts needed to combat tax fraud and tax avoidance. Therefore, the EESC considers creating public national registers of the beneficial owners of bank accounts, businesses, trusts and transactions, and access to them by obliged entities, to be a priority. Furthermore, all obligations laid down in the Anti Money Laundering Directive should be extended to all territories or jurisdictions whose sovereignty resides with the Member States. And free trade and economic partnership agreements should include a chapter on measures to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing, tax fraud and tax avoidance.
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Presentation Commission "Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2015/849"
Εγκριθείσα on 19/10/2016
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CCMI/145-EESCRapporteur:
Co-rapporteur:
Richard Adams (United Kingdom)
The EESC calls for a financial instrument to end "beaching".
Εγκριθείσα on 21/09/2016
Έγγραφα αναφοράς:
SC/45-EESC-2016-02976-00-01-AC-TRARapporteur:
Co-rapporteur:
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Appendix to the exploratory opinion
Εγκριθείσα on 21/09/2016
Έγγραφα αναφοράς:
ECO/407-EESC-2016-02391-00-00-ac-traReferral:
COM(2016) 198 final 2016/0107 CODRapporteur:
Victor ALISTAR (Romania)
Co-rapporteur:
Fighting against tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning, both at the EU and at a global level, is an important political priority for the European Union. The EESC welcomes and endorses the Commission proposal, which aims to make the taxation system more transparent as this measure will boost public confidence. The EESC suggests that the Commission should aim for a more ambitious package. It proposes the disclosure of a wider range of data, the gradual reduction of the turnover threshold of EUR 750 Million and that the disclosed data is made publicly available in one of the official languages of the EU in order to achieve the objective of giving the public genuine access to data for the whole single market.
Εγκριθείσα on 21/09/2016
Έγγραφα αναφοράς:
REX/464-EESC-2016Rapporteur:
Philippe DE BUCK (Belgium)
Co-rapporteur:
The EESC has played an important role in strengthening an informed civil society debate on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) through a number of TTIP-related opinions, adopted in 2014 and 2015, covering issues such as labour rights, investment protection, impact on SMEs, among others.
It is important under the present circumstances that the EESC, in order to maintain its position as a key civil society player in the TTIP debate, react to the textual proposals for TTIP negotiations on essential topics such as the sustainable development chapter, regulatory cooperation, investment and services. This will have the advantage not only of setting up the EESC position on major negotiating chapters but also of presenting concrete recommendations and pointing out the need to involve civil society in the implementation of those chapters.
Εγκριθείσα on 13/07/2016
Έγγραφα αναφοράς:
NAT/684-EESC-2016-00713-00-01-AC-TRARapporteur:
Co-rapporteur: