Protection of the European Union’s financial interests - combating fraud - annual report 2022

Tabled by Joachim Kuhs, Jaak Madison, Matteo Adinolfi, Dominique Bilde

Added: 27a. Recalls that the Qatargate scandal exposed civil society organisations as enablers of corruption; regrets the fact that NGOs and civil society organisations remain exempt from most anti-money laundering transparency and reporting requirements; underlines that the European Court of Auditors Special report No 35/2018 warns that NGOs are prone to be used for money laundering purposes; calls, therefore, for the establishment of a definition of NGO at EU level, and for NGOs to be brought under the scope of the EU anti-money laundering framework;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE756.722