<p>Following continued revelations in the last 5 years (Luxleaks, the Panama Papers, Football leaks and the Paradise Papers), the European Parliament decided to establish a Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance (TAX3), on 1 March 2018.</p>

<p>The work of the TAX3 Committee built on the work of its predecessors (the TAXE, TAX2 and PANA Committees) and investigated new issues, such as digital taxation, national citizenship programs and VAT fraud.
In the course of its mandate, the TAX3 Committee met 34 times and organized 4 fact-finding missions to Washington, Latvia, the Isle of Man, Estonia and Denmark. Hundreds of experts were heard, including Commissioners, Ministers, prosecutors, investigative journalists, anti-money laundering and tax experts, accountants, bankers and NGO representatives before submitting a final report with its recommendations, including a detailed roadmap towards fairer and more effective taxation, and tackling financial crimes.</p>

#EUelections2019 - Special Committees TAX3 and PANA

PANA Public hearing: ' Paradise Papers - discussions with the investigative journalists behind the revelations '

PANA Public hearing '  The Paradise Papers - What are they about and why are they relevant '

PANA Committee  public hearing: ' Money laundering: The case of NLB financial group Slovenia and Azebaijan Laundromat revelations '

PANA committee meeting. Final report.

PANA Committee Meeting ON Consideration of amendments to the draft report and recommendation

PANA Public hearing -  ' Tax-planning, do celebrities and companies breach EU law? '

PANA Committee meeting – Meeting with various EU Finance Ministers

PANA Committee meeting – Consideration of draft report

PANA Committee meeting – Hearing with Vera JOUROVA, Member of the European Commission responsible for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality

PANA Committee - Public Hearing ' Financial Intelligence Units (FIUS) Ins and Outs and the Russian 'Laundromat' Case '

PANA Committee - Public Hearing ' The EU-wide protection of whistleblowers '

PANA Committee meeting - Public Hearing with President of the European Commission

PANA Committee meeting – Cooperation in tax matters with European and non-European jurisdictions

PANA Committee meeting – Hearing with Commissioner in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs

PANA Committee meeting - Presentation of studies (PART II)

PANA Committee meeting - Presentation of studies

PANA Public hearing: ' Impact of the Panama Papers on developing countries '

PANA Public Hearing – ' The role of lawyers, accountants and bankers in Panama Papers ' (Part III)

During the EP plenary session (11-15 December 2017) in Strasbourg, MEPs vote on recommendations to stamp out practices enabling tax evasion and optimisation, as exposed by the “Panama Papers”. Wrapping up 18 months’ work, the PANA committee calls for better regulation of financial intermediaries, better protection of whistle-blowers and a single definition of tax havens. Statement by Jeppe KOFOD (S&D, DK), Co-rapporteur. The results are: 492 in favour, 50 against, 136 abstentions. Ilustrative shots of newspaper headines, woman reading news papers.

Final report of PANA Committee: extracts from the vote and illustrative shots

Live replay of the debate on the report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion during the plenary session in Strasbourg (11-14/12/2017).

(11) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Round of political group speakers: Barbara KAPPEL (ENF, AT) (09:44 - 09:46)

(18) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Closing statement by Petr JEŽEK (ALDE,CZ), co-rapporteur (10:58 - 10:59)

(02) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Opening statement by Jeppe KOFOD (S&D,DK), co-rapporteur (09:10 - 09:15)

(08) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Round of political group speakers: Miguel URBÁN CRESPO (GUE/NGL, ES) (09:39 - 09:41)

(14) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Second round of political group speakers (10:04 - 10:20)

(04) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Round of political group speakers:Luděk NIEDERMAYER (EPP, CZ) (09:31 - 09:33)

(07) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Round of political group speakers: Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA RUIZ (ALDE, ES) (09:37 - 09:39)

(12) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Round of political group speakers: Sotirios ZARIANOPOULOS (NI, EL) (09:46 - 09:47)

(13) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Second round of political group speakers (09:47 - 10:04)

(09) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Round of political group speakers: Molly SCOTT CATO (Grenns/EFA, UK) (09:41 - 09:43)

(15) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Second round of political group speakers (10:20 - 10:31)

(03) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Opening statement by Pierre MOSCOVICI, Member of the EC in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (09:15 - 09:31)

(16) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Catch the eye (10:31 - 10:47)

(05) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Round of political group speakers: Peter SIMON (S&D, DE) (09:33 - 09:35)

(06) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Round of political group speakers: Angel DZHAMBAZKI (ECR, BG) (09:35 - 09:37)

(19) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Closing statement by Jeppe KOFOD (S&D,DK), co-rapporteur (10:59 - 11:02))

(17) EP Plenary session - Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Closing statement by Pierre MOSCOVICI, Member of the EC in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (10:47 - 10:58)

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