Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2740(DEA)
Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal and Venezuela to the list of high-risk third countries which have provided a written high-level political commitment to address the identified deficiencies and have developed an action plan with the FATF, and to remove Barbados, Gibraltar, Jamaica, Panama, the Philippines, Senegal, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates from that list
Scrutiny of a delegated act · First reading
The Commission adopted a technical rule under powers delegated by an EU law. Parliament can object within a deadline; an adopted objection stops the rule.
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Parliament rejected the objection on 9 July 2025 — the Commission measure goes ahead.
- Referred to committee(done) 18 June 2025
- Committee work(done)
- Tabled for plenary(done)
- Plenary vote(done) Rejected 9 July 2025
- Parliament’s position(done) No text adopted
Decided in plenary
9 July 2025 · decision 6
Economy & single market, Objection to a Commission measure
Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act
Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add certain countries to the list of high-risk third countries, and to remove other countries from that list
Objection failed On the objection: 264 for · 369 against · 55 abstained by a clear majority
AI summary:The Commission proposed updating the EU list of high-risk third countries for money laundering and terrorist financing, adding ten countries and removing eight, including Gibraltar.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Tabled for plenary· 2 Jul 2025
Motion for a resolution B10-0311/2025
AI summary:Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation that adds ten countries to the EU list of high-risk third countries and removes eight, including Gibraltar. It calls on the Commission to submit a new act that keeps Gibraltar on the list.
Tabled for plenary· 2 Jul 2025
Motion for a resolution B10-0316/2025
AI summary:Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation that would add ten countries to and remove eight countries from the EU list of high-risk third countries for money laundering. It calls on the Commission to submit a new delegated act addressing its concerns.
Tabled for plenary· 2 Jul 2025
Motion for a resolution B10-0318/2025
AI summary:Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation of 10 June 2025 that would add ten countries to and remove eight countries from the EU list of high-risk third countries for money laundering and terrorist financing.
Tabled for plenary· 2 Jul 2025
Motion for a resolution B10-0315/2025
AI summary:Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation that would add ten countries to and remove eight countries from the EU list of high-risk third countries for money laundering, and calls on the Commission to submit a new act.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 2 steps
9 July 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 9 Jul 2025 Motion for a resolution B10-0311/2025Motion for a resolution B10-0315/2025Motion for a resolution B10-0316/2025Motion for a resolution B10-0318/2025
4 July 2025
16 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
Committee stage 1 step
18 June 2025
Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2740(DEA)