Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001940/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Mariusz Kamiński (ECR)
On 7 May 2025, Parliament adopted a decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the Commission budget for 2023. The amendment I drafted[1], adopted by Parliament, forms an integral part of the document. Paragraph 192 of the decision states that Parliament ‘expresses deep concern regarding reports of an ongoing investigation involving the former Commissioner for Justice, who is alleged to have been engaged, during his time in office, in money laundering activities involving funds of unknown origin; calls on the Commission to fully cooperate with the Belgian authorities and to urgently clarify whether these activities were in any way connected to his official duties within the Commission’[2].
The fact that Parliament, in fulfilling its legal obligations to audit the Commission, deemed it necessary to address this issue in the budget document reflects the serious nature of the accusations, as well as the need for transparency and responsibility from the Commission.
I therefore ask the Commission:
- 1.Has the Commission conducted any internal investigations to determine whether the money laundering accusations are at all connected to Didier Reynders’s activities as a Member of the College of Commissioners?
- 2.Has the Commission contacted the Belgian authorities in relation to this issue and has it received any information from Belgian investigators? Is the Commission actively working with Belgian law enforcement and, if so, to what extent?
Given the importance of this matter as well as its potential consequences on EU citizens’ trust in EU institutions, I expect a prompt, clear and comprehensive reply.
Submitted: 14.5.2025
- [1] Amendment 32: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-10-2025-0074-AM-024-033_EN.pdf
- [2] European Parliament decision of 7 May 2025 with observations forming an integral part of the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023, Section III – Commission, executive agencies and the ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds (2024/2019(DEC)), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-10-2025-0077_EN.pdf