GMVV & Co. GmbH

EU Legislative Interests

Public consultation on guidance on the rules applicable to the use of public-private partnerships in the framework of preventing and fighting money laundering and terrorist financing The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The 4th AMLD directive. The 5th AMLD (Directive 2018/843) adopted in May 2018. EU Sanction regime regarding Russia since 2014. New initiatives concerning Artificial Intelligence. EU-Consultation on Money Laundering (PPP)_01.11.2021. EU-Consultation on Civil and criminal judicial cooperation – e-CODEX data exchange system (technical and administrative aspects)_22.11.2022. EU-Consultation 2023 Justice Scoreboard, Feedback from GMVV & Co. GmbH Think Tank_14.12.2022. Equality Bodies Binding Standards, Feedback from GMVV & Co. GmbH Think Tank_14.12.2022 Public consultation - Evaluation on protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) in the high seas regulation 22.12.2023 EU-Consultation 2025 Justice Scoreboard, Feedback from GMVV & Co. GmbH Think Tank, 02.12.2024 "The fight against terrorism must not undermine the principles that underpin democratic societies. The rule of law and human dignity must be protected as non-derogable values, even in the face of security threats." GMVV Think Tank Statement on the Revision of the Cybersecurity Act in Response to the EU Commission‘s Call for Evidence for an Impact Assessment dated 11 April 2025_06.06.2025 EU Survey_The review of the Cybersecurity Act_10.06.2025

Communication Activities

Communication Activities: First GMVV Think Tank AI Conference, Frankfurt am Main, “AI – Democracy, Future of Labor and Human Rights”, 18 May 2024. Second GMVV Think Tank AI Conference, Frankfurt am Main, “Global Digital Compact & future of personal data ownership in times of AI”, 4 November 2024. Open letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice of Denmark, Frankfurt am Main, 26 July 2024. Panel discussion “What remains of authorship in times of AI?” Europe Weeks in Frankfurt a.M., 23 May 2023. Open Letter to Madam President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen Subject: Critical assessment of the adequacy decision C(2023) 4745 final of 10 July 2023. Open letter to Madam President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Madam President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, 22 December 2022 Subject: Comments on procedure 2022/0155/COD – Proposal for a REGU-LATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse, COM(2022) 209 final, 2022/0155 (COD) Public consultation on guidance on the rules applicable to the use of public-private partnerships in the framework of preventing and fighting money laundering and terrorist financing GMVV Think Tank statement on the revision of the Cybersecurity Act in response to the EU Commission‘s call for evidence for an impact assessment dated 11 April 2025 Working Papers: GMVV Think Tank Working Paper: Strategies for Implementing Developments in Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility into EU-wide Collective Bargaining Agreements (2019) <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339209252_GMVV_Think_Tank_Working_Paper_Strategies_for_Implementing_Developments_in_Corporate_Governance_and_Social_Responsibility_into_EU-wide_Collective_Bargaining_Agreements>. GMVV Think Tank Working Paper: International Monitoring and Gathering of Independent Data for the Protection of Female Sexual Assault Victims in South Korea (2019) DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.20788.78727 <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356616001_GMVV_Think_Tank_Working_Paper_International_Monitoring_and_Gathering_of_Independent_Data_for_the_Protection_of_Female_Sexual_Assault_Victims_in_South_Korea>. Essays: 'The New Globalism: The Neoliberalist Roots of Today's Global Crises' (Impakter, 6 May 2020) <https://impakter.com/the-new-globalism-the-neoliberalist-roots-of-todays-global-crises/>. 'The Treat to Human Rights Posed by Anti-Terrorist Laws after 9/11' (Impakter, 17 Dezember 2019) <https://impakter.com/the-threat-to-human-rights-posed-by-anti-terrorist-laws-after-9-11/.> 'The Universal Validity of Human Rights (Impakter, 13 November 2019) <https://impakter.com/the-universal-validity-of-human-rights/.> 'Refugees in Europe: The Anatomy of a Global Crisis' (Impakter, 5 April 2016) <http://impakter.com/refufees-in-europe-anatomy-of-a-global-crisis/.> 'The Paris Attacks: What They Really Mean' (Impakter, 30 November 2015) <http://impakter.com/the-paris-attacks-what-they-really-mean/.> 'Europe’s Flight from the Refugee Crisis' (Impakter, 10 November 2015) <http://impakter.com/europes-flight-refugee-crisis/.> Books: The Incompatibility of Global Anti-Money Laundering Regimes with Human and Civil Rights: Reform Needed? (Nomos 2019). Journal Articles: ‘The Heart of Know Your Customer Requirements: The Discriminatory Effect of AML and CTF Policies in Times of Counter-Terrorism in the UK’ (2018) 26(3) European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice 222–235.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

The GMVV Think Tank is exclusively funded through its own resources, provided by GMVV & Co. GmbH, and has currently no memberships in other organizations, networks or structures.

Organisation Members

Our leading members include: Dr. Michele Sciurba (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Sciurba) Ben Emmerson CBE KC (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Emmerson) Michael Detjen, Former Member European Parliament (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Detjen)

Additional Information

Mr. Michael Detjen, Former Member European Parliament (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Detjen) is representing our interests at EU-level as part of our team.