About: Panama
Member states reject Commission’s blacklist of money launderers
EU member states rejected on Thursday (7 March) the European Commission’s blacklist of countries unwilling to cooperate in the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing, as they blamed the EU executive of not being transparent during the drafting process.
Commission adopts stricter blacklist of money launderers
The European Commission has included Saudi Arabia and Panama in an extended ‘blacklist’ of uncooperative jurisdictions in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, in an effort to regain citizens’ trust in the fight against financial crimes.
EU adopts list of 17 tax havens, Panama first to protest
The EU finance ministers adopted yesterday (5 December) a list of “non-cooperative tax jurisdictions”, which is another way to label tax havens.
EIB vice-president: ‘Despite Brexit, Europe has much to celebrate’
Despite Brexit, the threat of populism and the hostile winds blowing from Washington, the European Union has "much to celebrate", the European Investment bank’s Vice-President Román Escolano said in an interview with EuroEFE.
Panama is ‘not a tax haven’, says vice-president
Panama's vice-president yesterday (23 March) insisted her country is "not a tax haven" and claimed efforts to prevent scandals like the Panama Papers affair "go beyond just words". EURACTIV Spain reports.
Cuba praises immigration policy, four years after reform
Over half a million Cubans have travelled abroad, 78% of them for the first time, since immigration reforms were passed in 2013. EURACTIV Spain reports.
Stiglitz: US will have a ‘tax avoider-in-chief’ in White House
Countries that encourage tax evasion should miss out on free trade agreements and access to banking, according to economist Joseph Stiglitz who urged Europe to take the lead in fighting tax dodgers in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the United States. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Panama Papers committee courts public opinion to exert pressure
The European Parliament's Panama Papers inquiries has invited the journalists that first published the leak to its first hearing, in a political charged move against a "system that many European countries are involved in". EURACTIV Germany reports.
Commission creating more risk of money laundering, not less
The European Commission’s list-based attempt to strengthen and harmonise approaches to disrupting money laundering and terrorist financing is arguably creating greater vulnerabilities by ignoring countries that are not on the list that present a considerably more substantial risk, writes Tom Keatinge.
Panama Papers parliament committee keen to avoid LuxLeaks mistakes
The initial outrage provoked by the Panama Papers is over. Now that the dust has settled, a European Parliament committee will examine the case in detail. EURACTIV Germany reports.
French National Front ‘implicated’ in Panama Papers
The French extreme right party has denounced tax evasion in the European Parliament, but several of Jean-Marie Le Pen’s close contacts have been implicated in the Panama Papers. EURACTIV France reports.
European Parliament vies to lead Panama Papers inquiry
The European Parliament will vote on whether to create a committee of inquiry into the Panama Papers this Thursday (14 April) - and may decide to merge the new body with the special committee on Tax Rulings. EURACTIV France reports.
Cameron caught in Panama Papers crisis
The storm unleashed by the so-called Panama Papers continued to gather strength, as British Prime Minister David Cameron admitted benefiting from his father's offshore trust.
Panama Papers: ‘Schäuble largely ignored shell companies’
The Panama Papers scandal has led German Justice Minister Heiko Maas to pledge the creation of a transparency register. However, the Greens' finance expert Gerhard Schick told EURACTIV Germany that this is not a new idea and that the issue has been largely ignored despite evidence of wrongdoing.
Corbyn to Cameron: Stop ‘pussyfooting around on tax dodging’
The leader of Britain's main opposition party will call on government on Tuesday (5 April) to do more to tackle tax havens, saying it was time British Prime Minister David Cameron stopped "pussyfooting around on tax dodging".
Cañete embroiled in Panama Papers scandal
The wife of Miguel Arias Cañete is listed as a shareholder of an investment company in Panama, which the Climate Commissioner failed to mention in his declaration of interests. EURACTIV France reports.
The future of proposed ‘new Panama Canal’ in doubt
Nicaragua's planned development of a competing waterway to the Panama Canal has faced massive opposition due to the impact the project will have on the environment and society. EURACTIV's partner El País - Planeta Futuro reports.
EIB opens its first Latin American offices in Panama
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will open its first office in Latin America, a decision made as a result of its "growing" activity in the region.
The EU must condemn rights abuses in Venezuela
The front pages of newspapers last weekend were covered with images of President Obama shaking hands with President Raúl Castro at the Summit of the Americas in Panama, writes Dita Charanzová.