Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-07-03-Speech-1-098"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-07-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Money laundering2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000703.7.1-098"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-07-03-Speech-1-0992
lpv:speaker	lp:Mihail Papayannakis2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with South-east Europe (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 substitute; ECON (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 substitute; PETI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; PECH (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Synaspismos tis Aristeras kai tis Proodou (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, laundered money is the reward for organised crime and political corruption. From an economic point of view, it represents an extremely unhealthy addition to the international money supply and helps to distort aid and reconstruction policies. This has happened in numerous cases which have already come to light. We have proposed a number of amendments in a bid to harmonise and tighten up supervisory arrangements and sanctions. However, crime is always moving into new areas, such as the trafficking in immigrants, trafficking in human organs etc., and is always finding new ways of laundering the proceeds. A great deal of work needs to be done. We feel that the revised directive does not go far enough, although we do, of course, support it. Unbridled globalisation calls for ever-increasing political regulation, coordination, harmonisation and supranational bodies, on a scale and to a standard which is commensurate with organised crime. Take the example, the extremely important example, of offshore activities; the OECD recently published lists of the countries and methods used to launder money and the frightening amounts involved. We think the Union should help countries, whatever the country and whatever its political regime, which are used to hide illegal activities behind offshore legislation. It should help them to harmonise and comply with common rules, even the hopelessly inadequate rules which prevail in the Member States of the Union. We can do this perfectly well, without any particularly illegal infringements, by including clauses and arrangements to foster harmonisation in trade and other cooperation agreements with these countries. Otherwise, I think we are wasting our time."@en1

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