Freeport visit fails to assuage MEPs' concerns
MEP Ana Gomes vows to raise further questions with Luxembourg customs authorities
European parliamentarians on Monday vowed to ask further questions about Luxembourg's Freeport, a vast fortress-like building which houses works of art and other valuables for rich owners, with the country's customs authorities.
A group of six MEPs visited the high-security facility at Luxembourg's Findel airport, at the invitation of its president, Robert Goebbels – himself an ex-MEP – following a parliamentary report on money laundering, tax evasion and tax avoidance in December which raised doubts about the use of VAT and customs-free 'freeports'.
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