During the EP plenary session (28/02-01/03 2018), MEPs debate and vote on ways for cutting the sources of income for Jihadists - targeting the financing of terrorism. Statements by Javier NART (ALDE, ES) and Julian KING, Member of the EC in charge of the Security Union.

Brussels

debate

plenary session

vote

fight against terrorism (T)

KING, Julian (UK, EC)

NART, Javier (Renew, ES)

Cutting the sources of income for Jihadists - targeting the financing of terrorism: extracts from the debate and extracts from the vote

SOUNDBITE (Spanish), Javier NART (ALDE, ES), Rapporteur, We need a across the board a European intelligence platform where we can pull the information on inquires and that is very important and very strategic.

SOUNDBITE (Spanish), Javier NART (ALDE, ES), We also ask for a quick implementation of the 5th Money laundering directive, we must make sure that the financial intelligence units are better equipped and have access to banking data. Part of the investigation are virtual currencies and pre-paid cards must also be included.

SOUNDBITE (Spanish), Javier NART (ALDE, ES), In the European Union we have to look at Hawala and traditional means of transferring funds, they have to be regulated by a register of financial transactions that would be compulsory to record, just as when anybody transfers money that has done in a controlled way.

SOUNDBITE (English), Julian KING, Member of the EC in charge of the Security Union, Recent attacks perpetrated in Europe had been financed relatively small sums of money. And that poses some new challenges to those who work on the front line to prevent terrorist attacks.

SOUNDBITE (English), Julian KING, Member of the EC in charge of the Security Union, We will soon present initiatives to improve cross-border access to financial data for law enforcement authorities. This will include measures to facilitate access to National centralised bank account registers and retrieve the systems with the Member states.

Vote on the NART report, adopted, (5 shots)