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New Report: "EU-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. Deregulation, Illicit Financials Flows & Money Laundering"

Date

04 Dec 2012 23:00

Address

European Parliament ASP 5 G 2
  Brussels
Belgium

Event Type

L - Conference, forum

Organiser type

Federations / Associations

Section

EU Priorities 2020
Global Europe
Trade & Society

Event Location

Brussels

Event Description

PRESS CONFERENCE

New Report: "EU-Colombia  Free Trade Agreement. Deregulation, Illicit Financials Flows & Money Laundering"

With the ratification of the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Colombia, there will be financial liberalisation and deregulation which will result in a high risk of increasing illicit money flows, money laundering and tax evasion. While the European Union is committed to a reform of financial supervision in the context of the current crisis, it is doing just the opposite by promoting this trade agreement, which will make it very difficult to introduce an adequate regulation of the financial sector in both regions.

 

10.00, Wednesday 5th December, European Parliament ASP 5 G 2

Presentation of the Study

Jürgen KLUTE, MEP (GUE/NGL) - Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

Myriam Vander STICHELE, Senior Researcher - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO)

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CONFERENCE DE PRESSE

Nouveau rapport: "Accord de Libre Échange UE - Colombie : Déréglementation financière et flux illicites d’argent»

Avec la ratification de l’ALE UE - Colombie, il y aura une libéralisation financière, et une déréglementation qui conduira à un risque élevé d'augmentation des flux de capitaux illicites, de blanchiment d'argent et d'évasion fiscale. Alors que l'Union européenne s'est engagée dans une réforme de la surveillance financière dans le contexte de la crise actuelle, elle fait le contraire par la promotion de cet Accord Commercial, ce qui rendra très difficile l’introduction d’une réglementation adéquate du secteur financier dans les deux régions.

Mercredi 5 Décembre, 10h00, Parlement Européen ASP 5 G2

Présentation du rapport

Jürgen KLUTE, MEP (GUE/NGL) - Membre de la Commission des affaires économiques et monétaires et Délégation à l'Assemblée parlementaire Euro-Latino-Américaine

Myriam Vander STICHELE, Senior Researcher - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO)

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GUE/NGL press contact
Gianfranco Battistini + 32 475 646628
gianfranco.battistini@europarl.europa.eu

 

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