Spanish EPP member Agustín Díaz de Mera said it is vital "not to underestimate the threat...international cooperation is of the utmost importance", while Portuguese Socialist Ana Gomes asked if offshore havens will be controlled "so that they won't be an instrument" used by criminal groups for such international cooperation.
Jans Filips Albrehts (ALDE, Vācija) noradīja: "Pārāk daudz no pieminētajām aktivitātēm man šķiet nevis terorisms, bet gan nopietni pārkāpumi."