Special Committee on Tax Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance (TAX3)

Mission to Estonia and Denmark 6 - 8 February 2019

Programme

Wednesday, 6 February 2019 - Tallinn, Estonia

Time Institution/Host Subject Fight against money laundering and terrorism financing in Estonia Meeting with: Money laundering through Mr Sulev Vedler, Journalist at financial institutions in Estonia, Ekspress with particular attention to the 13:45 - 15:00 Danske Bank case Mr Harry Tuul, Journalist at EESTI

Meedia Protection of journalists and whistle-blowers in Estonia

Tax evasion and tax avoidance in Estonia Meeting with

Mr Frederik Bjørn, Head of the Baltics and Russia, Danske Bank Mr Ramūnas Bičiulaitis, Head of Danske Bank case and measures 15:00 - 16:15 Danske Bank Baltic branches put in place in its Estonian branch to prevent money laundering Mr Darius Jasinskis Head of the Estonian branch, and Mr Kim Larsen, Head of Communication and Relations Transfer to Estonian Financial Supervisory Authority Time Institution/Host Subject Meeting with

Mr Kilvar Kessler, Chair of the board Role of the Estonian Supervisory of Finantsinspektsioon (Estonian Authority in the fight against Supervisory Authority) money laundering, with particular attention to the Danske Bank case Mr Andre Nõmm, Member of the and cooperation with the Danish 16:30 - 17:45 Management Board, Supervisory Authority

Mr Matis Mäeker, Head of AML/CFT Cooperation with other and PSP Supervision Department, stakeholders, particularly and enforcement authorities and Ms Livia Vosman, Head of Estonian FIU Communication Transfer to Office of Estonia Prosecutor General Role of the Prosecutor General’s Office, Estonian FIU and Criminal Meeting with: Police in the fight against money laundering in Estonia, with Ms Lavly Perling, Estonia Prosecutor particular attention to the Danske General, and Bank case

18:00-19:15 Mr Marek Vahing, State Prosecutor Mr Madis Reimand, Head of the Cooperation with the Estonian Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit Financial Supervisory Authority and with other Member States’ Mr Aivar Alavere, Head of Central FIUs and police forces Criminal Police State of play of Estonian AML/CTF legislation Transfer to hotel

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Thursday, 7 February 2019 - - Tallinn, Estonia

Time Institution/Host Subject 8:15 Transfer to Estonian Parliament Meeting with:

Mr Toomas Tõniste, Estonia Minister of Finance, and Fight against money laundering in Estonia Mr Märten Ross, Deputy Secretary General on Financial Services State of play of transposition of 8:30 - 9:30 Mr Dmitri Jegorov, Deputy Secretary 4AMLD and plans for General on Taxation transposition of 5AMLD

Mr Toomas Vapper CumEx and administrative Mr Andres Kuningas, Head of EU and cooperation with other Member International Affairs Dept. States

Time Institution/Host Subject Mrs Ivi Heldna, Head of the Public Fight against tax fraud and tax Relations Department avoidance in Estonia

9:30 - 10:00 Press conference ( Minister with Chair and Co-rapporteurs)

Transfer to Tallinn Airport

* * * Thursday, 7 February 2019 - Copenhagen, Denmark

State of play of the Danske Bank case

Meeting with Mr Morten Niels State of play of Danish AML/CTF Jakobsen, State Prosecutor for legislation 17:30 - 18:15 Serious Economic and International Crime CumEx

Cooperation with authorities of other Member States and third countries Transfer to hotel

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Friday, 8 February 2019 - Copenhagen, Denmark

Time Institution/Host Subject 8:00 Walking from hotel to EPLO Meeting with: Fight against money laundering

and terrorism financing in Mr Niels Fastrup, journalist at DR Denmark, with particular (Danish public television), attention to the Danske Bank Ms Natascha Linn Felix, Chair of the case board Transparency International 8:30 - 9:45 Denmark CumEx

Ms Helle Munk Ravnborg, Protection of journalists and Chairwoman, Action Aid Denmark whistle-blowers in Denmark

Tax evasion and tax avoidance in Estonia Meeting with

Mr Michael Rasmussen, Chairman of Role of the Danish Bankers’ the Danish Bankers’ Association Association (FIDA) in the fight (FIDA), Group Managing Director of against money laundering and Nykredit Realkredit A/S, and terrorism financing 09:45-10:45 Mr Ulrik Nødgaard, CEO of Finance State of play of the Danish Denmark, AML/CTF legislation Ms Sinne Backs Conan, Executive Director European Affairs, Finance CumEx Denmark Meeting with

Mr Jesper Nielsen, Interim CEO State of play of the Danske Bank Danske Bank ML case and measures adopted by the bank to prevent ML cases 10:45-11:45 Mr Ronan Peter Coyle, Head of in the future Business Unit Compliance, and Mr Kim Larsen, Head of CumEx Communication and Relations

Walking from EPLO to Danish Parliament Meeting with

Mr Morten Bødskov, The Social Democratic Party , Chairman of The Business, Growth and Export Committee, firmer Minister for Justice, Ms Lea Wermelin, The Social Democratic Party , Chairwoman of 12:00 - 13:30 The Fiscal Affairs Committee, Danske Bank case (Chairs of Mr Peter Hummelgaard Thomsen, committees State of play of transposition of The Social Democratic Party, available until 4AMLD and plans for Member of The Business, Growth 13:00) transposition of 5AMLD and Export Committee and The CumEx (Working Fiscal Affairs Committee, Lunch) Mr , The Red-Green Allianc , Member of The Business, Growth and Export Committee and The Fiscal Affairs Committee, Mr Lisbeth Bech Poulsen, The Socialist People’s Party, Member of The Business, Growth and Export Committee and The Fiscal Affairs Committee

13:30 Walking from Danish Parliament to EPLO Meeting with Role of the Danish Supervisory Authority in the fight against 13:45 - 14:45 Mr Jesper Berg, Director General, money laundering, with Danish Financial Supervisory particular attention to the Authority, and Danske Bank case and cooperation with the Estonian Mr Kristian Vie Madsen, Deputy Supervisory Authority Director General, and Cooperation with other Mr Stig Nielsen, Director, Division stakeholders, particularly for Anti Money Laundering and enforcement authorities and Counter Financing of Terrorism Danish FIU

14:45 Walking from EPLO to Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs

Danske Bank case

Meeting with Mr , State of play of transposition of 15:00 - 16:00 Minister of Industry, Business and 4AMLD and plans for Financial Affairs transposition of 5AMLD

CumEx 16:00 Walking from Ministry to EPLO (Members can decide to leave already, except Chair and Co-rapporteurs)

16:15 - 16:45 Press Conference (only Chair and Co-rapporteurs)

End of mission