Dariusz Rosati (PPE), in writing. – First, I would like to thank the Commissioner for acknowledging our work in the PANA and TAX3 Committees when it comes to the fight against money laundering issues. Still, the recent months have shown that despite the EU’s tireless efforts, money laundering in the European Union’s banking sector is still an issue costing us billions of euros. The money laundering scandals connected to Danske Bank, ING, Pilatus Bank and ABLV have shocked many Europeans. I do not want to get into the examples of terrorist financing or the laundromat cases... If our rules and the cooperation between Member States are so strong, why in some cases did we need the US authorities to help us in finding our own – European – weaknesses? From our PANA and TAX3 observations hitherto, we know that, for the time being, we probably might not need new institutions, but it is improving Member States’ cooperation and information exchange which can facilitate the fight against money laundering. What we need in the era of populism is trust – trust in the institutions and what we do in the EU. Fighting against money laundering will bring that. We need to do it.