Paul Tang @paultang@respublicae.eu
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Joined Apr 2022
3) And we restored access to BO registers for journalists and NGOs. The ECJ ruled “public access” is not proportionate. So, we defined groups with “legitimate interest” and created a simple registration procedure (declaration of honour granting 2,5 years access throughout the EU)
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1640795613481652232
2) We had to ensure national authorities managing BO registers have adequate powers to verify the data in their register. And if needed can do on-site checks or issue sanctions.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1640795611141140480
So, what did we propose to solve this?
1) Disclosure of the beneficial owner (BO) of high-value tangible goods, like real-estate, expensive cars, boats and planes and all tangible movable goods in ‘free zones’. And central interfaces granting authorities swift access to it.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1640795609148866560
After Putin’s invasion in Ukraine, the EU put Russian oligarchs on its sanctions list. However, many EU countries didn’t know what goods and real-estate they actually had to freeze. Once they knew, the goods were already transferred outside EU: https://www.forbes.com/sites/katharinabuchholz/2022/03/24/the-frozen-russian-superyachts-and-those-that-got-away-infographic/
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1640795606682673152
The inconvenient truth: we are losing the fight against anti-money laundering.
According to @UNDC up to 2 trillion US dollars is laundered globally every single year: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/money-laundering/overview.html
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1640795598600171520
So why did @europarl_en voted today on a new Anti-Money Laundering package and what’s in? Let me elaborate a bit.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1640795590509359106
The @EUProsectutor is doing great work in protecting EU funds from fraud, including VAT fraud by organised crime
865 cases this year alone with almost €10 billion (!) in damages
But countries need to beef up their reporting and cooperation
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1640764628304101382
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VAT fraudsters are costing billions of euros to Europeans - @EUProsecutor is fighting this theft every day!
But many countries try to ignore this problem and choose the side of tax dodgers. We should up the pressure!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TheProgressives/status/1640757196295208977
The @EUProsecutor is doing great work in protecting EU funds from fraud, including VAT fraud. 865 cases this year with almost €10 bln. in damages!
But countries need to beef up their reporting & cooperation and non-participating countries should join the prosecutor, now!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1640758370633121792
RT @TheProgressives: VAT fraud costs EU around €50billion annually.
How to fight it more effectively?
Tune in for @EP_Taxation's exchange with EU Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi from @EUProsecutor whose daily mission is to uncover fraud schemes.
Joachim Schuster & @paultang
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1640741232358965248
Yes!! After 1,5 years of negotiations, today parliament adopted our report on the 6th Anti-Money Laundering Directive. As LIBE's rapporteur, I am very happy with this strong parliament position which will deal a hard blow to money launderers.
+107
- 5
no abstentions
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1640715543014699009
RT @TheProgressives: Big step forward to new 🇪🇺 anti-money laundering legislation, much needed in light of several scandals over recent years.
We managed to bring significant improvements to EU Commission's initial proposal.
Negotiators @EeroHeinaluoma & @paultang explain👇
https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sds-significantly-improved-new-anti-money-laundering-legislation
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1640689220552388608
"Historici zullen zich later afvragen hoe het heeft kunnen gebeuren dat in onze tijd met behulp van tracking cookies zoveel verdeeldheid kon worden gezaaid"
Prachtig interview Bob Hofman @AdContrarian door @HansNijenhuis nav #adfraud event in @Europarl_NL
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1640337969688072193
Dit is zo moeilijk te bevatten. Juist omdat Koot en Bie in mijn geheugen gebeiteld staan.
RT @volkskrant: Satiricus Wim de Bie is op 83-jarige leeftijd overleden. Zijn legendarische tv-typetjes staan in het collectieve geheugen gebeiteld
https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/wim-de-bie-bedenker-van-legendarische-tv-typetjes-overleden~b22966ff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1679909807
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1640290008178278400
Nieuwsorganisaties maken zich zorgen over AI-geschreven nieuws. Maar ze kunnen geen vuist maken omdat "de verhoudingen zo ongelijk zijn. Dat die techbedrijven zo enorm groot en machtig zijn.”
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1640287458691612672
"Voorkomen is beter dan genezen"
Behalve bij een Europese bankencrisis. Dan is het beter dat Zuid Europeanen (en wijzelf) lijden voordat we tot actie over gaan.
Europees depositogarantiestelsel kan de volgende crisis voorkomen. Waar wil VVD op wachten?
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1640274406181052418
From more ribbons to fewer. Another stupid decision.
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RT @verified: On April 1st, we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks. To keep your blue checkmark on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue here: https://n.respublicae.eu/i/twitter_blue_sign_up
Organizations can sign up for https://t.co/RlN5BbuGA3…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1639275867934277633
RT @NPORadio1: Heeft de financiële onrust bij banken ons opnieuw in de houdgreep? Volgens Dijsselbloem zijn vooral Zuid-Europese banken het probleem en zit daar al jaren geen verbetering. 'Dit is het aloude verhaal over drank en vrouwen geloof ik', reageert @paultang in @denieuwsbv.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1639261194451025922
@rgeeraedts @kajleers Een marketingtax? (Sorry, beroepsdeformatie)
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1639261104386744321
@mathijsbouman Net een screenshot gemaakt Hetzelfde idee : )
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paultang/status/1639260256977993733
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ Member of the European Parliament for PvdA / S&D Group 🇳🇱🇪🇺 • Chair of the Committee on Tax matters • Tech & Data • SDZ & AZ ⚽ •
Joined Apr 2022
