Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ
Constituencies
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Hungary
Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség-Keresztény Demokrata Néppárt
2010/06/02 - 9999/12/31
Groups
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PPE
Member of the Bureau
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2010/11/16 - 9999/12/31
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PPE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2010/06/02 - 2010/11/15
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2010/07/05 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Japan | 2010/06/30 | 9999/12/31 |
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Strasbourg
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Rapporteur
| Responsible | 2013/2025(INI) | Annual tax report: how to free the EU potential for economic growth |
| Shadow | 2012/2304(INI) | European Central Bank annual report for 2011 |
| Responsible | 2012/0102(CNS) | Common system of value added tax (VAT): treatment of vouchers |
| Opinion | 2011/0397(COD) | Groundhandling services at Union airports |
| Responsible | 2011/0314(CNS) | Corporate taxation: common system of taxation applicable to interest and royalty payments. Recast |
Born
1962/05/02 Szikszó- Mechanical engineer (1985); certified economic engineer (1991). Chartered accountant (1993); auditor (1996); tax advisor (1996). PhD (1998). International tax expert (2004).
- Municipal Vice-President of FIDESZ party in Miskolc (2003-2005). Deputy Chair of FIDESZ women's section (2004-2005). County President of FIDESZ in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (2004-2005). Vice-President of FIDESZ (2005-). Chair of FIDESZ women's section (2005-).
- Member, General Assembly of Miskolc (city with county status); member of municipal council; Chair, General Assembly Financial Committee; deputy leader of FIDESZ group (2002-2006).
- Deputy leader of FIDESZ group in Parliament; member, European Affairs Committee (2006-). Chair, ad hoc supervisory committee on implementation of the New Hungarian National Development Plan (2008-2010). Vice-President of the Hungarian Parliament (2009-2010).
- Member, Expert Economic Committee of the Miskolc Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; head of the Business Advisory Working Committee of the Expert Economic Committee; member, Planning Sub-Committee (1995-). County Deputy Chair of Economic Sciences Association in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (2003-).
- Young Researcher prize of the Miskolc Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2000). Meszléri Zoltán Prize (2000). 'Outstanding teacher' certificate (2005). Recognition of activities promoting women (2008).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2010/0044(COD) European Heritage Label
2010/04/10
CULT
1 amendments...
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a decision Article 10 – paragraph 1 (1) The standardised pre-selection of the sites for the attribution of the European Heritage Label shall be under the responsibility of the Member States.
source: PE-448.952
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2010/0064(COD) Combating sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography
2010/07/20
CULT
6 amendments...
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 a (new) (7a) At the same time, it must be pointed out that differences in cultural and legal traditions cannot be used to hide the fact of sexual harassment of children and child pornography.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. In order to avoid the risk of repetition of offences, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that a natural person who has been convicted of any of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 may be
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 3 3. By way of derogation from Articles 7 (2) and 9 (2) of the Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA on the organisation and content of the exchange of information extracted from criminal records between Member States, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, for the purpose of effectively implementing the measure consisting in
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a.It must be emphasised, in the interests of protecting children exposed to sexual abuse or sexual exploitation, that if the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 are already the subject of an investigation or of criminal proceedings in a given case, then the person suspected of having committed them should, where he or she exercises a profession closely related to children, be suspended from that profession in all circumstances and in every Member State.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Moreover, should any of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 be found to have been committed within the family, the suspect should be prohibited from practicing his/her right to be a father or a mother; at the same time an official process should be started in order to reveal whether the spouse and/or partner of the suspect was aware of the commission of these offences. If it is found that the spouse and/or partner was so aware, action should also be taken against him/her on the grounds of complicity.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new) On the other hand, it must be ensured that the criminal can be extradited without any particular impediment in any Member State.
source: PE-442.977
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2010/0074(COD) Citizens' initiative
2010/04/10
CULT
4 amendments...
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3 3. "Organis
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. In order to be eligible to support a proposed citizens' initiative, signatories shall be citizens of the Union and
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. The signatories of a citizens' initiative shall come from at least one
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. In one
source: PE-449.033
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2010/0197(COD) Bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries: transitional arrangements
2011/01/19
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 (4). Where the report referred to in paragraph 3 recommends to discontinue the application of the provisions of this Chapter or to modify these provisions, it shall be accompanied by an appropriate legislative proposal. Based on the review referred to in paragraph (1), the Commission shall issue a communication identifying best practices. In order to facilitate bilateral investment agreement negotiations, it shall also issue during the transition period a model bilateral investment agreement which shall be kept up to date and which may be used in part or in full by the Member States.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 (4) The notification referred to in paragraph 1 shall be transmitted at least
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 (3) Decisions on the authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(2). The Commission shall take its decision within
source: PE-456.673
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2010/0276(CNS) Economic governance: implementation of the excessive deficit procedure. 'Six pack'
2011/02/15
ECON
11 amendments...
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 1 (1) The coordination of the economic policies of the Member States within the Union, as provided by the Treaty, should entail compliance with the guiding principles of stable prices,
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 3 (3) The Stability and Growth Pact is based on the objective of
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 4 (4) The common framework for economic governance requires to be enhanced, including with regard to budgetary surveillance, in line with the high degree of integration achieved by Member States economies within the European Union, and particularly in the euro area, but it should be noted that it is not possible to prescribe a one-size-fits-all good practice for the Member States within the common framework for economic governance.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 4 a (new) (4a) Enhancement of European economic governance requires the cooperation of every Member State, as this creates the possibility of growth for the Union.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 5 (5) The rules on budgetary discipline and on complying with and enforcing it should be strengthened in particular by giving a more prominent role to the level and evolution of debt and overall sustainability.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Greater balance must be ensured between economic grounds and political room for manoeuvre but the rules must remain simple, transparent and practicable.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 Article 1– paragraph 1 1. This Regulation sets out the provisions to speed up and clarify the excessive deficit procedure, having as its objective to deter any worsening of excessive government deficits and, if they occur, to further prompt their correction, where compliance with the budgetary discipline is examined on the basis of the government deficit and government debt criteria.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 2 – point a Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 Article 2– paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (1) The excess of a government deficit over the reference value shall be considered exceptional, in accordance with the second indent of Article 126 (2) (a) of the Treaty, when resulting from an unusual event outside the control of the Member State concerned and which has a major impact on the financial position of general government, or when resulting from a general severe economic downturn, and when any of these events causes a deviation from the path of prudent fiscal policy.'
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 2 – point c Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 Article 2 – paragraph 3 (3) The Commission, when preparing a report under Article 126(3) of the Treaty shall take into account all relevant factors as indicated in that Article. The report shall appropriately reflect developments in the medium-term economic position (in particular potential growth, prevailing cyclical conditions, inflation, excessive macroeconomic imbalances) and developments in the medium-term budgetary position (in particular, fiscal consolidation efforts in ‘good times’, public investment, the implementation of policies in the context of the common growth strategy for the Union and the overall quality of public finances, in particular, compliance with Council Directive […] on requirements for budgetary frameworks of the Member States). The report shall also analyse developments in the medium-term debt position by type (State, personal, corporate) as relevant (in particular, it appropriately reflects risk factors including the maturity structure and currency denomination of the debt, stock-flow operations, accumulated reserves and other government assets; guarantees, notably linked to the financial sector; liabilities both explicit and implicit related to ageing and private debt to the extent that it may represent a contingent implicit liability for the government). Furthermore, the Commission shall give due consideration to any other factors which, in the opinion of the Member State concerned, are relevant in order to comprehensively assess in qualitative terms the excess over the reference value and which the Member State has put forward to the Commission and to the Council. In that context, special consideration shall be given to financial contributions to fostering international solidarity and to achieving Union policy goals, including financial stability.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 2 – point e Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 Article 2 – paragraph 7 e) paragraph 7 is replaced by the following: „(7) In the case of Member States where the excess of the deficit or the breach of the requirements of the debt criterion according to Article 126 (2) (b) of the Treaty reflects the implementation of a pension reform introducing a multi-pillar system that includes a mandatory, fully funded pillar in which risk is shared (in addition to the pay-as-you-go system), the Commission and the Council shall also consider the cost of the reform to the publicly managed pillar when assessing developments in EDP deficit and debt figures. In cases where the debt ratio exceeds the reference value, the cost of the reform shall be considered only if the deficit remains close to the reference value. For that purpose, for a period of five years starting from the date of entry into force of such a reform, consideration shall be given to its net cost as reflected in deficit and debt developments on the basis of a linear degressive scale. Additionally, irrespective of the date of entry into force of the reform, its net cost as reflected in debt developments shall be given consideration for a transitional period of five years from [date of entry into force of this Regulation, to be inserted] on the basis of the same linear degressive scale. The net cost as thus calculated shall be taken into account also for the decision of the Council under Article 126(12) of the Treaty on the abrogation of some or all of its decisions under paragraphs 6 to 9 and 11 of Article 126 of the Treaty, if the deficit has declined substantially and continuously and has reached a level that comes close to the reference value and, in case of non- fulfilment of the requirements of the debt criterion, the debt has been put on a declining path.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 2 – point 2 – point e Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 Article 2 – paragraph 7 (7) In the case of Member States where the excess of the deficit or the breach of the requirements of the debt criterion according to Article 126 (2) (b) of the Treaty reflects the implementation of a pension reform introducing a multi-pillar system that includes a mandatory, fully funded pillar, the Commission and the Council shall also consider the cost of the reform to the publicly managed pillar when assessing developments in EDP deficit and debt figures. In cases where the debt ratio exceeds the reference value, the cost of the reform shall be considered only if the deficit remains close to the reference value. For that purpose, for a period of five years starting from the date of entry into force of such a reform, consideration shall be given to its net cost as reflected in deficit and debt developments on the basis of a linear degressive scale. Additionally, irrespective of the date of entry into force of the reform, its net cost as reflected in debt developments shall be given consideration for a transitional period of five years from [date of entry into force of this Regulation, to be inserted] on the basis of the same linear degressive scale. The net cost as thus calculated shall be taken into account also for the decision of the Council under Article 126(12) of the Treaty on the abrogation of some or all of its decisions under paragraphs 6 to 9 and 11 of Article 126 of the Treaty, if the deficit has declined substantially and continuously and has reached a level that comes close to the reference value and, in case of non- fulfilment of the requirements of the debt criterion, the debt has been put on a declining path.
source: PE-458.575
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2010/0277(NLE) Economic governance: requirements for budgetary frameworks of the Member States. 'Six pack'
2011/02/16
ECON
2 amendments...
Amendment 135 #
Article 4 – paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 162 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall establish an authoritatively scrutinised, effective medium-term budgetary framework providing for the adoption of a fiscal planning horizon of at least three years to ensure that national fiscal planning follows a multiannual fiscal planning perspective.
source: PE-458.663
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2010/0278(COD) Economic governance: effective enforcement of budgetary surveillance in the euro area. 'Six pack'
2011/02/16
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) Sanctions for Member States whose currency is the euro in the preventive part of the Stability and Growth Pact should provide incentives for prudent fiscal policy-making. Such policy-making should ensure that the growth rate of government expenditure does not normally exceed a prudent medium-term growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP), unless the excess is matched by continuous and systematic increases in government revenues or discretionary revenue reductions are compensated by reductions in expenditure.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) The size of the interest-bearing deposit, of the non-interest-bearing deposit and of the fine provided for in this Regulation should be set in such a way as to ensure a graduation of sanctions in the preventive and corrective parts of the Stability and Growth Pact and to provide sufficient incentives for the Member States whose currency is the euro to comply with the fiscal framework of the Union. The fine linked to Article 126(11) of the Treaty as specified in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 is composed of a fixed component that equals 0.2% of GDP and of a variable component. Thus, graduation and equal treatment between Member States are ensured if the interest-bearing deposit, the non-interest-bearing deposit and the fine specified in this Regulation are equal to 0.2% of GDP, the size of the fixed component of the fine linked to Article 126(11) of the Treaty, whose upper limit is 0.5% of GDP.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. The fine to be proposed by the Commission shall amount to 0.2% of the GDP of the Member State concerned in the preceding year, while its upper limit must not exceed 0.5% of GDP.
source: PE-458.626
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2010/0279(COD) Economic governance: enforcement measures to correct excessive macroeconomic imbalances in the euro area. 'Six pack'
2011/02/15
ECON
8 amendments...
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) The coordination of the economic policies of the Member States within the Union, as provided for by the Treaty, should entail compliance with the guiding principles of stable prices, sound public finances and monetary conditions, harmonisation of budgetary policies and a sustainable balance of payments.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) In particular, surveillance of the economic policies of the Member States should be broadened beyond budgetary surveillance to prevent excessive macroeconomic imbalances and help the Member States affected devise corrective plans before divergences become entrenched and before economic and financial processes take a durable turn in an excessively unfavourable direction. This broadening should go in step with deepening of fiscal surveillance.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) It is appropriate to supplement the multilateral surveillance referred to in Article 121(3) and (4) of the Treaty with specific rules for detection, prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Enforcement of Regulation (EU) No […/…]
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Macroeconomic imbalances are likely to generate undue fluctuations in public revenues and spending throughout the economic cycle, affecting headline figures and distorting the picture for fiscal planning and decision-making. Inappropriate fiscal policy choices based on distorted trends could weaken, and possibly compromise, the sustainability of public finances. If unchecked, the effects of fiscal and other macroeconomic imbalances have the potential to reinforce each other and possibly to jeopardise the proper functioning of economic and monetary union. For these reasons a system of correction of macroeconomic imbalances should contribute to greater harmonisation of the financial policies and to the budgetary discipline of the Member States whose currency is the euro and Member States which have not yet introduced the euro.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The procedure for the application of the fines on the Member States which fail to take effective measures to correct macroeconomic imbalances should be construed in such a way that the application of the fine on those Member States would be the rule and not the exception, thus also promoting the positive discrimination which occurs if a Member State no longer has to pay a fine.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. This Regulation sets out a system of
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 4. If a Member State has paid a yearly fine for a given calendar year and the Council thereafter concludes, in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No […/…] that the Member State has taken the
source: PE-456.990
2011/11/02
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. By derogation from paragraph 2, the Commission may, on grounds of exceptional economic circumstances, major environmental disasters or following a reasoned request by the Member State concerned addressed to the Commission within ten days of adoption of the Council conclusions referred to in paragraph 1, propose to reduce the amount of the fine or to cancel it.
source: PE-458.555
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2010/0280(COD) Economic governance: strengthening of surveillance of budgetary positions and surveillance and coordination of economic policies. 'Six pack'
2011/02/15
ECON
14 amendments...
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) The preventive part of the Stability and Growth Pact that is meant to ensure that Member States follow prudent fiscal policy should be more stringently coordinated and enforced in order to ensure minimum quality and consistency with the economic and monetary union budgetary coordination framework.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The content of the stability and convergence programmes as well as the criteria for their examination should further be adapted in the light of the experience gained with the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact, with particular reference to the amount and impact of individual types of debt (State, corporate and personal).
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) The obligation to achieve and maintain the medium-term budgetary objective needs to be put into operation, through the specification of principles
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9)
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) A temporary departure from
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) In
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point -1 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 Article 1 -1. A 1. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following: Article 1 “This Regulation sets out the rules covering the content, the submission, the examination and the monitoring of stability programmes and convergence programmes as part of multilateral surveillance by the Council so as to prevent, at an early stage, the occurrence of excessive general government deficits and individual types of debt (State, corporate and personal) and to promote the surveillance and coordination of economic policies.”
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint b – subpoint i Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) the medium-term budgetary objective and the adjustment path towards this objective for the general government balance as a percentage of GDP, the expected path of the general government debt ratio, the planned growth path of government expenditure, in particular bearing in mind the conditions and criteria to establish the expenditure growth under Article 5(1), the planned growth path of government revenue at unchanged policy and a quantification of the planned discretionary revenue measures;
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint b – subpoint i Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a '(a) the medium-term budgetary objective and the
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint b – subpoint ii Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c '(c) a quantitative assessment of the budgetary and other economic policy measures being taken or proposed to achieve the objectives of the programme, comprising a cost-benefit analysis of major structural reforms which
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7 Special attention shall be paid to pension reforms
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 9 In periods of severe economic downturn of a general nature Member States may be allowed, exclusively on account of measures to promote the recovery of the economy, to temporarily depart from the adjustment path implied by prudent fiscal- policy making referred to in the fourth subparagraph.
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 6 – subpoint b – subpoint i Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) the medium-term budgetary objective and the adjustment path towards this objective for the general government balance as a percentage of GDP, the expected path of the
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 8 Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7 Special attention shall be paid to pension reforms
source: PE-458.763
2011/11/02
EMPL
7 amendments...
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 10 (10) A temporary departure from prudent fiscal policy-making should be allowed in case of
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7 Special attention shall be paid to pension reforms
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 9 In periods of
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 The deviation may be equally not considered in case of
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 8 Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7 Special attention shall be paid to pension reforms
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 8 Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 9 In periods of
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 9 Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4 The deviation may be equally not considered in case of
source: PE-458.552
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2010/0281(COD) Economic governance: prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances. 'Six pack'
2011/02/14
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 12. If macroeconomic imbalances are identified, recommendations should be addressed to the Member State concerned to provide guidance on appropriate policy responses. The policy response of the Member State concerned to imbalances should be timely and should use all available policy instruments under the control of public authorities. It should be tailored to the specific environment and circumstances of the Member State concerned and cover the main economic policy areas, potentially including fiscal
source: PE-458.550
2011/02/16
ECON
12 amendments...
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) It is appropriate to supplement the multilateral surveillance referred to in Article 121(3) and (4) of the Treaty with specific rules for detection, prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances, which procedure it is absolutely essential to incorporate into the annual multilateral surveillance cycle.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This procedure should rely on an alert mechanism for early detection of emerging macroeconomic imbalances. It should be based on use of a
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) The scoreboard should consist of a
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The crossing of one or more indicative thresholds need not necessarily imply that macroeconomic imbalances are emerging, as economic policy-making should take into account inter-linkages between macroeconomic variables. Economic judgment should ensure that all pieces of information, whether from the scoreboard or not, are put in perspective and become part of a comprehensive analysis, not being taken out of context.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a) ‘imbalances’ means macroeconomic developments which are adversely affecting, or have the potential
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The scoreboard shall be made up of an array of macroeconomic
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 4. The Commission shall regularly assess the appropriateness of the scoreboard, including the composition of indicators, the thresholds set and the methodology used, and shall adapt it if necessary to preserve or enhance its capability to detect emerging imbalances and monitor their development. Changes in the uniform underlying methodology and composition of the scoreboard and the associated thresholds shall be made public.
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall update the values for the indicators on the scoreboard
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The release of the updated scoreboard shall be accompanied by a Commission report containing an economic and financial assessment putting the movement of the indicators into perspective, drawing if necessary on any other economic and financial indicator relevant to detection of imbalances. The report shall also indicate whether the crossing of lower or upper thresholds in one or more Member States signifies the possible emergence of imbalances affecting the Member State concerned and the European Union as a whole.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. Taking account of the discussions in the Council and the Euro Group, as provided for in Article 4(4), the Commission shall prepare an in-depth review for each Member State it considers affected by, or at risk of, imbalances. This assessment shall include an evaluation of whether the Member State in question is affected by imbalances, and of whether these imbalances constitute excessive imbalances from the point of view of the Member State concerned or of the European Union as a whole.
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. The Council shall review these recommendations
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission’s report and the Council’s position shall be made public.
source: PE-458.584
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2010/2001(BUD) 2011 budget: all sections, first version
2010/07/26
CULT
2 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the "Youth on the Move" initiative; stresses however that it
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises the importance of the Erasmus and People programmes for the mobility of students, professors and researchers in Europe and for the modernisation of Europe's universities; urges Member States to support and promote the exchange of professors and assist the higher education institutions in addressing shortcomings in the recognition of qualifications acquired through student exchange, in particular in the context of the Erasmus programme, as these shortcomings may lower interest amongst students;
source: PE-445.812
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2010/2028(INI) Public service broadcasting in the digital era: the future of the dual system
2010/08/07
CULT
2 amendments...
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Believes, at the same time, that it must be borne in mind that the role of the Internet is inevitable and that it requires both a national and a European regulation system concerning the content management and matters relating to authors' rights;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls the body of Council of Europe recommendations and declarations, which have been agreed upon by all the EU Member States and which lay down European standards by guarding the credibility of public broadcasting with regard to freedom of expression and media pluralism and the independence, organisation, remit and funding of public service media, particularly in the information society;
source: PE-442.961
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2010/2037(INI) Progress towards the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals: mid-term review in preparation of the UN high-level meeting in September 2010
2011/12/04
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Proposes that consideration be given to the idea that the cap on auditors’ liability could be decided at Union level;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Considers that, in view of the abuses which have occurred in the use of the support provided to the Member States from European Union sources, it would be appropriate to consider the possibility that accounts for aid could be accepted on the basis of an auditor’s report (opinion), irrespective of the threshold;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Supports the Commission proposal that the audit role is one of statutory inspection wherein the appointment, remuneration and duration of the engagement would be the responsibility of a third party, perhaps a regulator, rather than the company itself.
source: PE-462.812
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2010/2105(INI) Innovative financing at a global and European level
2010/11/16
ECON
25 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 – having regard to the Commission staff working document on innovative financing at a global and European level (SEC(2010)0409) and the Commission Communication on the taxation of the financial sector (COM(2010)0549/5) as well as the accompanying staff working document (SEC(2010)1166),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the spectacular rise in the volume of financial transactions in the global economy within the last decade – a volume which in 2007 reached a level 73.5 times higher than nominal world GDP, mainly owing to the boom on the derivatives market -
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the financial sector is heavily reliant on trading patterns, such as high- frequency trade (HFT), which are mainly targeted on short-term profits and are exposed to
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas in the EU in particular the cost of the bail-outs has
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas th
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the crisis has highlighted the need to raise new, fair and sustainable revenues, as well as to enforce existent legislation and improve the effectiveness of tax collection in order to ensure that fiscal consolidation is effectively combined with long-term economic recovery and the sustainability of public finances, job creation and social inclusion, which are key priorities of the EU 2020 agenda,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Considers that the introduction of an FTT at a global level could help to tackle
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises the
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Points out that some EU Member States have already introduced similar types of transaction taxes with no apparent negative impact, while other EU Member States have experienced strong negative impacts, including massive delocalization of financial activities, a phenomenon that could only be partially reversed after the tax was abolished;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Stresses that a European FTT should only be considered if the European Commission's impact assessment concludes that this is a viable option that does not cause a significant displacement of economic activity away from the European Union;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses, further, that the flow of merely speculative transactions to other jurisdictions would
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that within the centralised European market central clearing and settlement services
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes, in that context, the recent Commission proposals on OTC derivatives and short selling which impose explicit central clearing and trading repository requirements on all OTC derivatives transactions, thus making the implementation of this broad-based EU FTT
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Is aware of different options for the management of the additional revenues generated by the taxation of the financial sector at both national and European level;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Calls on the Commission to produce a feasibility assessment in order to establish in the long run a system under which Member States may participate in the issuance of common European bonds; calls for the inclusion in such an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of all options, taking into account possible moral hazard implications for participating members;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Stresses that the current taxation model should fully embrace the polluter-pays principle by using
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Supports, therefore,
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27.
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27 b. Points out that a common European carbon tax would have highly dissimilar effects on individual Member States; warns, in this respect,against the uneven burdens that such a tax would create;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28 a. Notes that there is as yet no clear idea to whom the proceedings thus collected are to be allocated;
source: PE-452.656
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2010/2109(INI) More efficient and fairer retail market
2011/04/28
IMCO
3 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the retail sector is a driver for growth, competitiveness and jobs in Europe and plays a
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that the primary focus must be on the effective enforcement of Treaty principles, existing internal market rules and instruments, and self-regulation, rather than
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes the concern expressed by parts of civil society and SMEs about the increase in shopping centres and the decrease in local shops and markets in remote areas and town centres; stresses that retail planning should not sacrifice consumers’ freedom of choice; calls on the Commission to prepare an impact assessment of the rules on establishing large-space retail outlets in each Member State and best practices in hindering the progress of retail giants;
source: PE-462.905
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2010/2203(INI) Future European international investment policy
2011/01/19
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the current investment framework is characterised by low predictability in Treaty interpretation and costly arbitration processes that are lacking in procedural safeguards; notes also that flows of capital between EU Member States and developing countries are
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Acknowledges that, as a result of the Lisbon Treaty, bilateral investment treaties (BITs) now fall under the exclusive competence of the EU;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes the need for a coordinated European framework, one that is focused on providing certainty, and notes the positive intended move from Member State - third country BITs to EU - third country BITs and that a transitional system needs to be put into place during such a shift towards a European investment framework, until that framework enters into force;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the traditional drafting of BITs tends to use vague wording that allows for various interpretations and calls on the Commission
source: PE-456.672
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2010/2239(INI) Towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems
2010/10/12
ECON
6 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that both the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines and the Stability and Growth Pact refer to age-related public expenditures; recognises that the correct inclusion of pension liabilities is only one of many conditions for sustainability; requests that the economic governance reform takes this dimension
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Having in mind that a sustainable and well functioning pension system is extremely important to the stability of public finances, calls on the Commission to promote a system which would
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that sustainable public finances require including the total of public and private debt in the assessment; recalls that pension savings are not only savings earmarked as pension; requests that the full scale of unfunded public sector pension liabilities is made transparent by fully including these in the government debt-to-
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that systemic pension reforms entail substantial transformation costs, which must be taken into account for the purpose of calculating government debt and the budget deficit;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Realises that workers generally do not work until their notional retirement age; stresses that the first priority in reaching sustainability is to ensure that workers
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Considers that the increase in retirement age needs to be correlated with life expectancy, health and working conditions;
source: PE-454.512
2011/10/01
EMPL
16 amendments...
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers that Member States are themselves responsible for making adequate pension provision for their citizens as part of their social and economic policies, and to choose the system that seems to them the most appropriate of the models currently available in Europe;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that, within the diversity of pension systems, the general systems (first pillar) combined with voluntary or compulsory savings- or work-related systems (second and third pillars) afford the best guarantee of adequate pension provision;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Is absolutely convinced that the Member States’ governments have an obligation to use all the means at their disposal to safeguard the long-term funding and sustainability of the main pillar of retirement schemes, namely the first pillar based on the compulsory contribution paid to the State;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Is persuaded that in view of the different features of existing retirement schemes in Europe the first pillar managed by the State and the third pillar based on the supplementary and voluntary aspect (and on savings by individuals) complement each other effectively, represent the main common denominator in the range of diversified systems existing in Europe and thus represent the basis for a ‘European model’ pension scheme, which any Member State is free to supplement with other elements and develop as it sees fit, in accordance with the particular features of its own economic and social environment;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 c (new) 12c. Takes the view, with regard to the experience of recent decades, that work- related retirement schemes – whether compulsory or voluntary in nature – have not and cannot play more than a secondary role in the vast majority of Member States compared to the first pillar; considers, therefore, that solutions for securing the long-term funding of the first pillar must take absolute priority and that it would be inadvisable at present, before such solutions have been identified, to launch a European debate on promoting work-related retirement schemes in Member States which do not yet have that pillar;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that national budgets are under severe pressure and that many Member States are reviewing the efficiency of expenditure; calls on Member States to consider introducing compensation so that all taxpayers who cannot achieve the level of ambition in the first and second pillars are entitled to a supplementary offset of pension contributions in the second pillar or of contributions to private pension schemes in the third pillar;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Supports, in accordance with the 2020 Strategy, a targeted and active labour market policy which will lead to increased participation in employment on the part of older workers, women, disabled people, members of minority groups and the long- term unemployed;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Notes that, in the first pillar, pension entitlements are governed by the relevant coordinating Regulation, but that, for
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers that, because of the diversity and complexity of the various second-pillar systems, conditions need to be laid down concerning the portability of acquired pension entitlements in the sense that portability begins when new contracts are concluded, an application for transfer being approved only if the actuarial sum transferred is to be placed in a fund whose purpose is payment of old-age pensions;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Notes that in many Member States the importance of second-pillar pension provision linked to a profession has been recognised, and that it must also be ensured that such provision meets European conditions and criteria applicable to second-pillar provision;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Considers that
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30.
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Considers that the information provided to individual members of the public in Member States and by funds concerning the accumulated entitlements
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Considers that, when
source: PE-454.538
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2010/2242(INI) Financial, economic and social crisis: recommendations concerning the measures and initiatives to be taken. Final report
2011/04/26
CRIS
2 amendments...
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Stresses that both EMU and the internal market require a stronger shift towards tax
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42.
source: PE-462.900
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2010/2248(INI) EIB annual report for 2009
2011/07/02
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is aware of the request by some Member States for the EIB to take on more risk in its financing operations, but at the same time recognises the importance of the EIB's AAA rating, inter alia because this is a key factor in enabling it to provide its loans under the best conditions;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recommends, however, considering the suggestion that monitoring should be introduced concerning the quality of the EIB’s financial situation, the precise measurement of its results and compliance with the rules of sound business practice;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Encourages the EIB to provide regions covered by the Convergence Objective with the technical assistance and co- financing that they need in order to be able to take up a larger portion of the funds available to them, especially for projects in priority sectors, such as the transport infrastructure sector, and other growth- and employment-enhancing
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Expresses its concern about the persistent lack of transparency regarding the way in which ‘global loans’ are allocated and monitored in terms of tax governance, and therefore considers it necessary to ensure that recipients of loans do not avail themselves of tax havens or use other tax evasion practices;
source: PE-458.499
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2010/2274(INI) Universal service and '112' emergency number
2011/04/20
IMCO
4 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to give more financial support to local projects which provide digital access and to all communities which help disadvantaged groups to access technological devices by providing connections in public buildings offering free Internet access;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Urges the European Commission
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Commission to carry out a study on the performances of the 112 number services to date and on the co- operation between the relevant bodies aimed at improving the service, and on the individual measures so far taken by the Member States;
source: PE-462.898
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2010/2276(INI) EU strategy on Roma inclusion
2010/12/16
CULT
10 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on national ministries of education as well as the Commission to establish innovative and flexible grants for talent nurturing and to increase support for existing grants and programmes;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Believes that supporting mechanisms such as scholarships and mentoring support should be established for young Roma, to inspire them not only to obtain diplomas, but also to enrol in higher education and improve their qualifications;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Considers that a new type of scholarship programme should be developed to ensure the highest quality instruction for Roma students in order to educate a new generation of Roma leaders;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Believes that educational institutions whose underprivileged students win places in higher level institutions or whose graduating percentage is above the average should be rewarded and calls on the Commission to develop projects in this respect;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Believes that local governments must take care of the reintegration of students falling out of the school system up to the maximum age of compulsory education. To this end, educational institutions must inform local governments about school- leavers;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Believes that kindergartens and/or alternative forms of pre-school care and education should be established in communities where none exist, and expanded where there is a lack of places;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Believes that the system of training within workplaces must be expanded and enabled to provide the acquisition of necessary skills and abilities on a large scale;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Believes that it is necessary to harmonize the training supply with the labour-market demand, and therefore calls for middle-term national and regional forecasts on expected labour- demand;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Calls on the Commission to develop and implement joint monitoring systems of EU institutions, member states and Roma community leaders for the programmes and projects put into practice within the member states;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission to promote best practices and positive models and experiences with implemented programmes and Roma self-initiatives in order to improve the perception and image of Roma within non-Roma communities as well as to boost active participation and creative collaboration on the part of the Roma communities with EU, member state and local programmes.
source: PE-454.462
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2010/2277(INI) Single Market for Enterprises and Growth
2011/10/02
IMCO
8 amendments...
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the importance of the Single Market for the competitiveness of EU enterprises and for the growth of European economies, calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure sufficient resources to improve the implementation of the single market rules, and welcomes the holistic approach used in the Communication;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Urges Member States to increase efforts to pool innovation resources through the creation of innovation clusters and facilitating the participation of SMEs in EU research programmes, in the interest of promoting and exploiting the results of scientific research and innovation, and of supporting the dissemination and cross- border exploitation of the results of research;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the Commission’s proposed revision of the e-Signatures Directive with a view to providing a legal framework for cross-border recognition and interoperability of secure e-authentication systems; emphasizes the need for mutual recognition of e-identification and e- authentication across the EU;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses the need to create a Single Market for online audiovisual goods by improving the electronic management of copyrights while ensuring that rightholders receive adequate remuneration for their creative works; recommends the creation of mandatory registration in the framework of a European copyright, in the context of the coordinated registration of copyright and related rights;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Points out the need to strengthen the fight against online piracy in a proportionate manner and with public support by making full use of the available technology while respecting fundamental rights; recommends that the Commission should help combat all forms of IPR infringement, irrespective of the size of the business involved, whilst placing particular emphasis on the specific needs of SMEs;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to improve SMEs’ access to capital markets by increasing information available on different EU financing opportunities such as those provided by the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, the European Investment Bank or the European Investment Fund and by making funding procedures easier, quicker and less bureaucratic; to that end recommends a much more holistic approach to the award of funding;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Underlines the importance of removing fiscal barriers to cross-border activities; considers that a clearer VAT framework and reporting obligations for businesses are needed to limit adaptation costs and enhance the competitiveness of EU firms; calls on the Commission to support the reinvestment of profits by creating fiscal incentives;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on the Commission to review and update at regular intervals, in close cooperation with the national coordination bodies appointed by the Member States and the organisations of workers and employers at Community level, the mutually agreed Community job descriptions and the comparative tables relating to vocational training qualifications; considers that, where necessary, proposals should be formulated for a more efficient operation of the system including other measures likely to improve the situation as regards the comparability of vocational qualifications;
source: PE-458.640
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2010/2289(INI) Governance and partnership in the Single Market
2011/02/15
IMCO
2 amendments...
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Supports the proposals of the Single Market Act t
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Recommends that the internal market system be harmonised with the administrative cooperation mechanisms and with those national authorities designated by the Services and Professional Qualifications Directives;
source: PE-458.632
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2010/2302(INI) Credit rating agencies: future perspectives
2011/01/20
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Considers that rating of sovereign debt should be undertaken by the national courts of audit on the basis of guidelines issued by the Court of Auditors of the European Union;
source: PE-454.677
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2011/0006(COD) European Supervisory Authorities: powers of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority
2011/09/23
ECON
2 amendments...
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 15 (15) The new supervisory architecture established by the ESFS will require national supervisory authorities to cooperate closely with the ESAs. Amendments to the relevant legislation should ensure that there are no legal obstacles to the information sharing obligations included in the regulations proposed by the Commission establishing the ESAs and that the provision of data does not give rise to unnecessary red tape.
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 22 (22) The development of international convergence toward risk-based solvency regimes should be encouraged. In order to acknowledge that some third countries may need more time to adapt and implement a solvency regime that would fully satisfy the criteria for being recognised as equivalent, it is necessary to enable Commission measures adopted by means of delegated act to specify transitional arrangements in relation to the treatment of such third country regimes, particularly where a public commitment to converge to a regime equivalent to Directive 2009/138/EC has been made. It should furthermore be stressed that, in the case of third countries, risk-based supervision is not enough but they must have group supervision systems similar to the EU’s.
source: PE-472.278
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2011/0058(CNS) Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB)
2011/12/12
ECON
5 amendments...
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 8 a (new) (8a) Stresses, however, that many Member States are currently in a difficult budgetary situation, and that regulations resulting in a tax base which is broader than the present one might have a further negative impact on their budgets. On this basis, the Commission is proposing a potential ‘compensation package’, according to which temporary provisions would be introduced in Member States where a shortfall in tax revenue would be caused by the introduction of the common consolidated corporate tax base (the ‘losers’ under this tax base) which would ensure compensation for the shortfall in revenue.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 27 (27) The Commission should review the application of the Directive after a period of
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a directive Article 49 a (new) When a taxpayer leaves the system provided for by this Directive, it is allowed to re-entry the respective system after a period of at least three years.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a directive Article 105 – paragraph 1 1. When the notice to opt has been accepted, a single taxpayer or a group, as the case may be, shall apply the system provided for by this Directive for
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a directive Article 133 – paragraph 1 The Commission shall,
source: PE-478.376
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2011/0062(COD) Credit agreements: residential property
2011/06/10
ECON
14 amendments...
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 28 (28) To prevent any distortion of competition among creditors, it should be ensured that all creditors (including credit institutions or non-credit institutions providing credit agreements relating to residential immovable property) have access to all public and private credit databases concerning consumers under non-discriminatory conditions. Such conditions should not therefore include a requirement to be established as a credit institution. Access conditions, such as the costs of access or requirements for any request for information to be based upon a request for credit would continue to apply, and creditors themselves would be liable to pay access costs. Where it is necessary to request information in connection with various loan products of the same creditor, the same creditor should charge the costs of such request only once. Member States are free to determine whether, within their jurisdictions, credit intermediaries may also have access to such databases.
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 39 (39) In order to ensure consistent harmonisation, and to take account of developments in the markets for credit relating to residential immovable property or in the evolution of credit products as well as economic developments, such as inflation, and in order to provide further explanations on how to address certain of the requirements contained in this Directive, the
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) This Directive develops a more transparent, efficient and competitive internal market, through consistent, flexible and fair credit agreements relating to residential immovable property, while promoting sustainable lending and borrowing and hence providing a high degree of protection to consumers, within a harmonised EU framework, approximating the laws of the Member States.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) Credit agreements where the credit is granted by an employer to his employees, public officials or civil servants as a secondary activity where such a credit agreement is offered free of interest or at annual percentage rates of charge lower than those prevailing on the market and not offered to the public generally.
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii a (new) (iiia) Credit intermediaries may be classified into the following groups: Dependent intermediary: – priority intermediary: a financial institution or several financial institutions not in competition with each other in relation to financial services perform the financial service of intermediary as a priority activity; – dependent agent: a financial institution or several financial institutions not in competition with each other in relation to financial services perform the financial service of intermediary as an agency activity; – payment intermediary: performs the activities of a payment agent as a payment intermediary; Independent intermediary: – multiple priority intermediary: several financial institutions in competition with each other in relation to financial services perform the financial service of intermediary as a priority activity; – multiple agent: several financial institutions in competition with each other in relation to financial services perform the financial service of intermediary as an agency activity; – broker: performs the activity of a payment broker as a payment intermediary.
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) ‘tipster’ means someone who undertakes partial intermediary duties but does not undertake them for the consumer in a way which makes the complex context of the service clear to the consumer.
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a(new) (a) In accordance with joint risk tolerance, costs arising from the credit shall be accounted for not in foreign currency but in the currency of the relevant country, and above a certain level the creditor and the borrower shall be jointly liable for the risks.
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point f (f) indication of the currency or currencies in which credits are available, including an explanation of the implications for the consumer where the credit is denominated in a foreign currency and/or the associated potential risks (i.e. the effects of exchange rate fluctuations);
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i (i) whether there is a possibility of early repayment and, where applicable, a description of the conditions attached to early total repayment
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point k a (new) (ka) relevant clear information concerning the factors (such as inter- bank lending rates, CPI, central bank base rates, etc.) that may be taken into account in amending the rate of charge (interest and handling charge); these should be factors which can be followed in numerical form at any time, and are not based on subjective credit valuations.
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) where he is acting as a tied credit intermediary he shall identify himself as such and
Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall ensure that the creditor informs the consumer of any change in the borrowing rate, on paper or another durable medium, as a rule at least 30 days before the change enters into force. The information shall state the amount of the repayments to be made after the entry into force of the new borrowing rate and, in cases where the number or frequency of the payments changes, particulars thereof.
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. In accordance with the principle of symmetry, where the creditor unilaterally increases the amount of the interest, fees or costs payable by the borrower by reference to an adverse change in conditions or circumstances, he shall reduce them by the same amount if circumstances change favourably.
Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a directive Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Member States may provide that the exercise of the right referred to in paragraph 1 is subject to certain conditions. Such conditions may include time limitations on the exercise of the right, different treatment depending on the type of the borrowing rate, or restrictions with regard to the circumstances under which the right may be exercised. Member States may also provide that the creditor should be entitled to fair and objectively justified compensation for potential costs directly linked to early repayment of the credit. A maximum fee shall be set both for full final repayment and for early repayment. In the event of early repayment, the borrower may make an early repayment once a year (e.g. on the anniversary of the credit agreement) without incurring any fee, in other words no fee for amendment of the contract shall be charged. In any event, if the early repayment falls within a period for which the borrowing rate is fixed, exercise of the right may be made subject to the existence of a special interest on the part of the consumer.
source: PE-473.729
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2011/0128(NLE) Euro: denominations and technical specifications of euro coins intended for circulation
2011/10/31
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 975/98 Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new) (2a) The designs must not be offensive or repulsive to the commitments to religion or conviction of other Member States.
source: PE-475.851
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2011/0131(COD) Issuance of euro coins
2011/10/31
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 This Regulation lays down rules, adopted by consensus, on the issuance of euro circulation coins, including commemorative circulation coins, on the issuance of euro collector coins, and on consultation prior to the destruction of fit euro circulation coins.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new) (2a) The designs must not be insulting or offensive to the religious alignments of other Member States;
source: PE-475.845
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2011/0137(COD) Intellectual property rights: customs enforcement
2012/01/26
IMCO
2 amendments...
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) The following elements of the database should be defined in Union legislation: the entity which will be controlling and managing the database and the entity in charge of ensuring the security of the processing of the data contained in the database. Introducing any type of possible interoperability or exchange should first and foremost comply with the purpose limitation principle, namely that data should be used for the purpose for which the database has been established, and no further exchange or interconnection should be allowed outside this purpose.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 1. The processing of personal data in the central database of the Commission shall be carried out in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/200126
source: PE-480.583
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2011/0202(COD) Financial supervision: prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms
2012/07/03
ECON
17 amendments...
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The competent authorities
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) The parent institution monitors and has oversight at all times over the liquidity positions of all institutions within the group or sub-group, that are subject to the waiver; and ensure sufficient liquidity level in case of all institutions
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) The institutions have entered into contracts approved by the relevant competent authorities that provide for the free movement of funds between them to enable them to meet their individual and joint obligations as they come due;
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) There are adequate ex ante agreement regarding the responsibilities and rights in place between the supervisory authorities and the central banks of the Member States concerned.
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a (a) the adequacy of the organisation and the treatment of liquidity risk as required by Article 84 of Directive
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b (b) the distribution of amounts, location and ownership of the required liquid assets to be held within the
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point d (d) the need for stricter parameters than those set out in Part Six, Title III. Competent authorities may also apply paragraph 1 and 4 also to institutions which that are members of the same institutional protection scheme referred to in 108(7)(b), provided that they meet all the conditions laid down in Article 108(7). Competent authorities shall in that case determine one of the institutions subject to the waiver to meet Article 401 on the basis of the consolidated situation of all institutions of the single liquidity sub- group.
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point b Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 In the absence of a joint decision between the competent authorities within six months, the consolidating supervisor shall make its own decision on paragraph 1(a)
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 7 Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 However, any competent authority may during the six months period refer to EBA the question whether the conditions of (a) to (
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 source: PE-483.850
2012/08/03
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 94 – paragraph 1 The valuation of assets and off-balance- sheet items shall be effected in accordance with the relevant accounting framework
Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 95 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 This reporting shall include financial information drawn up in accordance with the relevant accounting framework
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part The exposure value of an asset item shall be
Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 122 – paragraph 3 3. Exposures fully and completely secured by mortgages on residential property in accordance with Article 120 shall be assigned a risk weight of 100 % net of
source: PE-483.852
2012/09/03
ECON
18 amendments...
Amendment 890 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 391 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – indent 1 (new) -3. In the case of the sale and repurchase of independent mortgage liens shall apply to the exposures secured by mortgages on immovable property on which independent mortgage liens are established, effective on the date when the independent mortgage lien was purchased. The requirements in Article 203 and in Article 224 (1) shall apply for the purposes of this paragraph.
Amendment 937 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 403 – paragraph 5 – point a (a) the competent authorities and the national central bank of the host Member States
Amendment 942 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 404 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Institutions shall report the following as liquid assets
Amendment 966 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 404 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) other assets that are eligible collateral in normal times for intraday liquidity needs and overnight liquidity facilities of a central bank in a Member State or if the liquid assets are held to meet liquidity outflows in the currency of a third country, of the central bank of that third country.
Amendment 1023 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 404 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 1033 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 404 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 1051 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 404 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 The condition in point (b) shall not apply in case of liquid assets held to meet liquidity outflows in a currency in which there is an extremely narrow definition of central bank eligibility. In case of liquid assets denominated in currencies of third countries, this exception shall apply and only apply if the competent authorities of the third country apply
Amendment 1052 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 404 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new) For the purpose of point (e) of paragraph 1, institutions shall only report the assets that are not issued by the institution itself.
Amendment 1057 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 404 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 EBA shall develop draft implementing technical standards listing the currencies which meet the conditions referred to
Amendment 1058 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 404 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 EBA shall submit those draft technical standards to the Commission by 1 January 201
Amendment 1066 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 404 – paragraph 5 5. Shares or units in CIUs may be treated as liquid assets up to an absolute amount of
Amendment 1071 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 404 – paragraph 6 6. Where a liquid asset ceases to be eligible for paragraph 1 or shares or units in CIUs cease to be eligible for the treatment set out in paragraph 5, an institution may nevertheless continue to consider it a liquid asset for an additional period of 30 calendar days.
Amendment 1164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 410 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 – point d Amendment 1232 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 413 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c Amendment 1342 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 443 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Amendment 1380 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 443 a (new) Amendment 1477 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 472 – paragraph 2 2. In the calculation of risk weighted exposure amounts for the purposes of Article 109(4), until 31 December 20
Amendment 1505 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 480 – paragraph 1 source: PE-483.853
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2011/0203(COD) Financial supervision: access to the activity of credit institutions and supervision of credit institutions and investment firms
2012/07/03
ECON
5 amendments...
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a directive Article 40 – paragraph 2 Such reports may only be required for
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a directive Article 51 – paragraph 4 4. The competent authorities of the home Member State shall communicate and explain upon request to the competent authorities of the host Member State how information and findings provided by the latter have been taken into account. Where, following communication of information and findings, the competent authorities of the host Member State maintains that no appropriate measures have been taken by the competent authorities of the home Member State, the competent authorities of the host Member State may after informing the competent authorities of the home Member State and the EBA take appropriate measures to prevent further irregularities to protect the interests of depositors, investors and others to whom services are provided or to protect financial stability. Where the competent authorities of the home member state disagree with the action to be taken by the host member state, the competent authorities of the home Member State may refer the matter to EBA in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010. In that case, EBA may act in accordance with the powers conferred on it by that Article. Where it acts, EBA shall take any decision within one month.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a directive Article 53 – title On-the-spot verification and inspection of branches established in another Member State
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a directive Article 53 – paragraph 1 1. Host Member States shall provide that, where an institution authorised in another Member State carries on its activities through a branch, the competent authorities of the home Member State may, after having first informed the competent authorities of the host Member State, carry out themselves or through the intermediary of persons they appoint for that purpose on-the-spot verification and inspection of the information referred to in Article 51.
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a directive Article 150 – paragraph 3 source: PE-483.817
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2011/0261(CNS) Common system of financial transaction tax
2012/01/03
IMCO
4 amendments...
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point d (d) transactions with the central banks of Member States
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new) (da) financial transactions relating to a pension fund or an institution for occupational retirement provision as defined in point (a) of Article 6 of Directive 2003/41/EC.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall apply the same rate to all financial transactions
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 1 Every five years and for the first time by 31 December 2016, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of this Directive and, where appropriate, a proposal for its modification.
source: PE-483.683
2012/08/03
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point d (d) transactions with the central banks of Member States, or public bodies regional or local authorities.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new) (da) financial transactions relating to a pension fund or an institution for occupational retirement provision as defined in Article 6, point (a) of Directive 2003/41/EC.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 1 Every five years and for the first time by 31 December 2016, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of this Directive and, where appropriate, a proposal for its modification.
source: PE-483.829
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2011/0298(COD) Financial supervision: markets in financial instruments. Recast
2012/05/15
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 861 #
Proposal for a directive Article 29 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Member States
source: PE-489.465
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2011/0307(COD) Securities: issuers trading on a regulated market, transparency requirements
2012/04/27
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 (7) In order to provide for enhanced transparency of payments made to governments, issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and which have activities in the extractive or logging of primary forest industries should disclose in a separate report on an annual basis payments made to governments in the countries in which they operate. Th
source: PE-487.910
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2011/0308(COD) Company law: annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings
2012/04/25
ECON
6 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 (7)
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 8 (8) To ensure the disclosure of comparable and equivalent information, recognition and measurement principles should include the going concern, the prudence, and the accrual bases. Set-offs between asset and liability items and income and expenditure items should not be permitted, and components of assets and liabilities should be valued separately. The presentation of items in financial statements should have regard not only to the economic reality or commercial substance of the underlying transaction or arrangement but also to the legal form. The principle of materiality should govern recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure in the financial statements.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 13 (13) The information presented in the balance sheet and profit and loss account should be supplemented by disclosures by way of notes to the financial statements. Users of financial statements typically have a limited need for supplementary information from micro- and small undertakings, and it can be costly to micro- and small undertakings to collate the supplementary information that needs to be disclosed. A limited disclosure regime for micro- and small undertakings is therefore justified. However where a micro- or small undertaking considers that it is beneficial to provide additional disclosures of the types required by medium-sized and large undertakings it shall not be prevented from doing so.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 15 (15) The management report and the consolidated management report are important elements of financial reporting. A fair review of the development of the business and of its position should be provided, in a manner consistent with the size and complexity of the business. The information should not be restricted to the financial aspects of the undertaking’s business, and there should be an analysis of environmental and social aspects of the business necessary for an understanding of the undertaking’s development, performance or position. In the cases where the consolidated management report and the parent undertaking management report are presented in a single report, it may be appropriate to give greater emphasis to those matters which are significant to the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole. However, having regard to the potential burden placed on micro-, small and medium-
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 31 (31) The annual financial statements and consolidated financial statements should be audited. The requirement that an audit opinion should state whether the annual or consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view in accordance with the relevant financial reporting framework does not represent a restriction of the scope of that opinion but clarifies the context in which it is expressed. The annual financial statements of micro- and small undertakings should not be covered by this audit obligation, as audit can be a significant administrative burden for this category of undertaking, whilst for many small undertakings the same persons are both shareholders and management and therefore have limited need for third party assurance on the financial statements.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive Article 20 – paragraph 4 4. Member States may exempt micro-, small and medium-
source: PE-483.718
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2011/0330(CNS) Excise duties: administrative cooperation
2012/06/02
ECON
5 amendments...
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 (2) The requested authority shall have an obligation to provide original documents only where such documents are necessary for the purpose pursued by the requesting authority and is not contrary to the provisions in force in the Member State in which the requested authority is established.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 23 Requests for assistance, including requests for notifications, and attached documents may be made in any language agreed in advance between the requested and requesting authority. The requests shall only require an accompanying translation, into the official language or one of the official languages of the Member State in which the requested authority is established, if the requested authority provides a justification explaining the need for translation.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 3 (3) The competent authority of a requested Member State may refuse to forward information if the requesting Member State cannot, for legal reasons, provide similar information.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 4 (4) The provision of information may be refused where it would demonstrably lead to the disclosure of a commercial, industrial or professional secret or of a commercial process, or where its disclosure would be contrary to public policy. Member States may not refuse to supply information on a economic operator on the sole grounds that this information is held by a bank or other financial institution, by a nominee or a person acting as agent or fiduciary or because it relates to the ownership interests in a legal person.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 However, the competent authority of the Member State providing the information
source: PE-480.839
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2011/0359(COD) Statutory audit of public-interest entities: specific requirements
2012/10/29
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 a (new) (27a) Regularly putting the statutory audit out to tender may provide an opportunity for small and medium-sized audit firms to present their services and their preparedness in the context of a transparent procedure or for public- interest organisations to draw attention to themselves as potential service-providers. The advantage of a tender procedure is that the audit committee can choose a service-provider from among a wider range of contenders. To this end, it is recommended that the audit committee draw up appropriate internal rules on tender procedures, which it should also communicate to owners.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Where the statutory auditor or audit firm belongs to a network,
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part (2) For the purposes of this Article,
source: PE-498.134
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2011/0360(COD) Undertakings of collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) and Alternative Investment Funds Managers: risk management
2012/03/29
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 2 (2) An effect of the financial crisis has been that investors, including UCITS and AIFs, rely excessively on credit ratings to carry out their investments on debt instruments, without necessarily conducting their own assessments of the creditworthiness of issuers of such debt instruments. In order to improve the quality of the investments made by UCITS and AIFs and, therefore, to protect investors in those funds, it is appropriate to require the persons managing UCITS and AIFs to avoid relying exclusively and automatically on external credit ratings or making excessive use thereof when assessing the risk involved in the investments made by the UCITS and AIFs they manage. The general principle on the avoidance of excessive reliance on external credit ratings should therefore be integrated into the risk management processes and systems of the managers of UCITS and AIFs, and adapted to their specificities.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 3 (3) In order to specify further the general principle on overreliance that should be introduced into Directives 2009/65/EC and 2011/61/EU, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in particular to ensure that managers of UCITS and AIFs are effectively prevented from over-relying on external credit ratings for assessing the creditworthiness of the assets held by UCITS or AIFs. It is appropriate in this regard to amend the powers of the Commission in those Directives to adopt delegated acts in respect of the general provisions regarding risk management processes and systems employed by the managers of UCITS and AIFs. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, after which it should publish the results of the consultations.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5) Since the objective of this Directive, namely to contribute to the reduction of the excessive reliance of UCITS and AIFs on external credit ratings when making their investments, cannot be sufficiently achieved at the Member State level acting in a coordinated manner and can therefore, by reason of the pan-Union structure and impact of the activities of UCITS, AIFs and credit rating agencies, be better achieved at the Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
source: PE-486.063
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2011/0361(COD) Credit rating agencies: integrity, transparency, responsibility, good governance and reliability of activities
2012/04/17
ECON
9 amendments...
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) Credit rating agencies are important participants in the financial markets. As a consequence, the independence and integrity of credit rating agencies and their credit rating activities are of particular importance to guarantee their credibility vis-à-vis market participants, in particular investors and other users of ratings. Regulation 1060/2009 provides that credit rating agencies have to be registered and supervised as their services have considerable impact on the public interest. Credit ratings, unlike investment research, are not mere opinions about a value or a price for a financial instrument or a financial obligation. Credit rating agencies are not mere financial analysts or investment advisors. Credit ratings have regulatory value for regulated investors, such as credit institutions, insurance companies and other institutional investors. Although the incentives to excessively rely on credit ratings are being reduced, credit ratings still drive investment choices, notably because of information asymmetries and for efficiency purposes. In this context, credit rating agencies must be independent and their rating methods transparent and perceived as such by market participants.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) The credit rating market shows that, traditionally, credit rating agencies and rated entities enter into long-lasting relationships. This raises the threat of familiarity, as the credit rating agency may become too sympathetic to the desires of the rated entity. In those circumstances, the impartiality of credit rating agencies over time could become questionable. Indeed, credit rating agencies mandated and paid by a corporate issuer are incentivised to issue overly favourable ratings on that rated entity or its debt instruments in order to maintain the business relationship with such issuer. Issuers are also subject to incentives that favour long-lasting relationships, such as the lock-in effect: an issuer may refrain from changing credit rating agency as this may raise concerns of investors regarding the issuer's creditworthiness. This problem was already identified in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009, which required credit rating agencies to apply a rotation mechanism providing for gradual changes in analytical teams and credit rating committees so that the independence of the rating analysts and persons approving credit ratings would not be compromised. The success of those rules, however, was highly dependant on a behavioural solution internal to the credit rating agency: the actual independence and professionalism of the employees of the credit rating agency vis-à-vis the commercial interests of the credit rating agency itself. These rules were not designed to provide sufficient guarantee towards third parties that the conflicts of interest arising from the long-lasting relationship would effectively be mitigated or avoided. It therefore appears necessary to provide for a structural response having a higher impact on third parties. This could be achieved effectively by limiting the period during which a credit rating agency can continuously provide credit ratings on the same issuer or its debt instruments. Setting out a maximum duration of the business relationship between the issuer which is rated or which issued the rated debt instruments and the credit rating agency should remove the incentive for issuing favourable ratings on that issuer. Additionally, requiring the rotation of credit rating agencies as a normal and regular market practice should also effectively address the lock-in effect, where an issuer refrains from changing credit rating agency as this would raise concerns of investors regarding the issuer's creditworthiness. Finally, the rotation of credit rating agencies should have positive effects on the rating market as it would
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The rule requiring rotation of credit rating agencies needs to be enforced in a credible manner to be meaningful. The rotation rule would not achieve its objectives if the outgoing credit rating agency were allowed to provide rating services to the same issuer again within a too short period of time. Therefore, it is important to provide for an appropriate period within which such credit rating agency may not be mandated by the same issuer to provide rating services. That period should be sufficiently long to allow the incoming credit rating agency to effectively provide its rating services to the issuer, to ensure that the issuer is truly exposed to a new scrutiny under a different approach and to guarantee that the credit ratings issued by the new credit rating agency provide enough continuity and continue to reflect an independent opinion. That period should allow that an issuer cannot rely on comfortable arrangements with only two credit rating agencies that would replace each other on a continuous basis, as this could lead to maintaining the familiarity threat. Hence, the period during which the outgoing credit rating agency should not provide rating services to the issuer should generally be set at four years.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) Requiring issuers to regularly change the credit rating agency they mandate to issue credit ratings is proportionate to the objective pursued. This requirement only applies to certain regulated institutions (registered credit rating agencies) which provide a service affecting the public interest (credit ratings that can be used for regulatory purposes) under certain conditions (issuer-pays model). The privilege of having its services recognised as playing an important role in the regulation of the financial services market and being approved to carry out this function, entails the need to respect certain obligations in order to guarantee independence and the perception of independence in all circumstances. A credit rating agency which is prevented from providing credit rating services to a particular issuer would still be allowed to provide credit ratings to other issuers. In a market context where the rotation rule applies to all players, business opportunities will arise since all issuers would need to change credit rating agency. Moreover, credit rating agencies may always issue unsolicited credit ratings on the same issuer, capitalising on their experience. Unsolicited ratings are not constrained by the issuer-pays model and therefore are less affected by potential conflicts of interests. For issuers, the maximum duration of the business relationship with a credit rating agency or the rule on the employment of more than one credit rating agency also represents a restriction on their freedom to conduct their own business. However, this restriction is necessary on public-interest grounds considering the interference of the issuer-pays model with the necessary independence of credit rating agencies to guarantee independent credit ratings that can be used by investors for regulatory purposes. At the same time, these restrictions do not go beyond what is necessary and should rather be seen as an element increasing the issuer's creditworthiness towards other parties, and ultimately the market, and promoting the genuinely balanced functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) The perception of independence of credit rating agencies would be particularly affected should the same shareholders or members be investing in different credit rating agencies not belonging to the same group of credit rating agencies, at least if this investment reaches a certain size that could allow these shareholders or members to exercise a certain influence on the agency's business. Therefore, in order to ensure the independence (and the perception of independence) of credit rating agencies and a healthy investment environment, it is appropriate to provide for stricter rules regarding the relations between the credit rating agencies and their shareholders. For this reason, no person should simultaneously hold a participation of 5% or more in more than one credit rating agency, unless the agencies concerned belong to the same group.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) It is important to ensure that modifications to the rating methodologies do not result in less rigorous methodologies. For that purpose, issuers, investors and other interested parties should have the opportunity to comment on any intended change of rating methodologies. This will help them to understand the reasons behind new methodologies and for the change in question. Comments provided by issuers and investors on the draft methodologies may provide valuable input for the credit rating agencies in defining the methodologies. Moreover, ESMA should verify and confirm the compliance of new rating methodologies with Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 and the relevant regulatory technical standard before methodologies are applied in practice, and should publish its findings. ESMA should verify that the proposed methodologies are rigorous, systematic, continuous and subject to validation based on historical experience, including back- testing. However, this verification process should not grant ESMA any power to judge the appropriateness of the proposed methodology or the content of the credit ratings issued following the application of the methodologies.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) Due to the complexity of structured finance instruments, credit rating agencies have not always succeeded in ensuring a sufficiently high quality of credit ratings issued on such instruments. This has led to a loss of market confidence in this type of credit ratings. In order to regain confidence it would be appropriate to require issuers or their related third parties to engage at least two different credit rating agencies for the provision of credit ratings on structured finance instruments, which could lead to different and competing assessments. This could also reduce the over-reliance on a single credit rating.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) In order to further mitigate conflicts of interest and facilitate fair competition in the credit rating market, it is important to ensure that the fees charged by credit rating agencies to customers are not discriminatory. Differences in fees charged for the same type of service should only be justifiable by a difference in the actual costs in providing this service to different customers. Moreover, the fees charged for rating services to a given issuer should not depend on the results or outcome of the work performed or on the provision of related (ancillary) services. Furthermore, in order to allow for the effective supervision of those rules, credit rating agencies should in every case disclose to ESMA the fees received from each of their clients and their general pricing policy.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) In order to contribute to the issuance of up to date and credible sovereign ratings and to facilitate users' understanding, it is important to regularly review ratings. I
source: PE-486.062
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2011/0373(COD) Alternative consumer dispute resolution
2012/04/06
IMCO
5 amendments...
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new) (3a) The Member States may permit the ADR entities to introduce or maintain procedural rules which enable them to refuse to resolve a given dispute if the consumer did not contact the trader directly with a view to resolving the dispute before he approached the ADR entity, or if the complaint is unfounded, if a procedure is already pending before another ADR entity or any court in connection with the dispute, or if conducting such a procedure would in any other way seriously impair the ADR entity’s operational effectiveness. Such procedural rules may not make it significantly harder, even in cross-border disputes, for the consumer to access ADR procedures.
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d d) the dispute is resolved within 90 days from the date on which the ADR entity has received the complaint. In the
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 1 (1) Member States shall ensure that traders established on their territories inform consumers about the ADR entities by which they are covered and which are competent to deal with potential disputes between themselves and consumers. Such information shall include the addresses of the relevant ADR entities' websites and specify whether or not the trader commits to use these entities to resolve disputes with consumers. The information shall at any event include the addresses and websites of the relevant ADR entities.
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new) The Commission and the Member States shall ensure appropriate disclosure of information as to how consumers may access the ADR procedure in the event of contractual disputes as referred to in Article 2(1) in relation to a particular trader.
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a directive Article 23 – paragraph 1 No later than [Office of Publications insert date: five years after the entry into force], and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee a report on the application of this Directive. The report shall consider the development and the use of ADR entities and the impact of this Directive on consumers and traders. The report shall
source: PE-489.695
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2011/0374(COD) Online consumer dispute resolution
2012/05/31
IMCO
2 amendments...
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 (1) ODR facilitators
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 a (new) Article 16a Penalties Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringement of this Regulation and shall take all the measures necessary to ensure that those rules are implemented. The penalties should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
source: PE-489.696
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2011/0397(COD) Groundhandling services at Union airports
2012/03/07
IMCO
5 amendments...
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 However, Member States shall not limit this number to fewer than two suppliers, provided they are chosen on the basis of relevant, objective, transparent and non- discriminatory criteria, for each category of groundhandling services or, for airports whose annual traffic has been not less than 5 million passengers or 100 000 tonnes of freight for at least the previous three years, to fewer than three suppliers for each category of groundhandling services.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) level of quality of operations as assessed on the basis of a representative flight schedule including, where relevant, efficient use of staff and equipment, last acceptance of baggage and cargo, delivery times for baggage and cargo, ability to ensure secure and responsible handling of luggage and equipment and maximum turnaround times;
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. provision of fair conditions for its employees, in particular with respect to remuneration and working conditions
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 3 3. For the purposes of the assessment referred to in paragraph (1), each applicant shall submit its audited accounts for the two previous financial years. The approving authority shall lay down the format of the documentation to be submitted.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 4 4. The minimum quality standards shall cover in particular the following fields: operational performance, in particular as regards delivery times for and secure and responsible handling of luggage and equipment, training, information and assistance to passengers, in particular as referred to in Regulations (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and EC (No) 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council , CDM, safety, security, contingency measures, and the environment.
source: PE-491.335
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2011/0435(COD) Recognition of professional qualifications: European Professional Card supported by the Internal Market Information System (IMI)
2012/10/17
IMCO
7 amendments...
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 3 (3) In order to promote the free movement of professionals, while ensuring a more efficient and transparent recognition of qualifications, it is necessary to provide for a European Professional Card. The European Professional Card should strictly be used as a tool to recognise professional qualifications in another Member State, in order to use the full potential of mobility in the single market, and not as a means to regulate and restrict how a profession is qualified. In particular that card is necessary to facilitate temporary mobility and recognition under the automatic recognition system, as well as to promote a simplified recognition process under the general system. The card should be issued upon request from a professional and after submission of necessary documents and completion of related review and verification procedures by the competent authorities. The functioning of the card should be supported by the Internal Market Information System (IMI) established by Regulation (EU) No […] on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System23 . This mechanism should help enhance synergies and trust among competent authorities, while at the same time eliminating duplication of administrative work for the authorities and creating more transparency and certainty for professionals. The process for the application and issuing of the card should be clearly structured and incorporate safeguards and the corresponding rights of appeal for the applicant. The card and the related workflow within IMI should ensure the integrity, authenticity and confidentiality of the data stored and avoid unlawful and unauthorised access to information contained therein.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4f – paragraph 6 6. The Commission
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4a – paragraph 6 6. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts specifying European Professional Cards for specific professions, establishing the format of the European Professional Card, the translations necessary to support any application for issuing a European Professional Card and details for the assessment of applications, taking into account the particularities of each profession concerned. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 58. This procedure should notably ensure that the European Professional Card will primarily focus on facilitating and increasing mobility of professionals, regardless if they are regulated or not, and it should in particular avoid that any additional regulatory and administrative barriers are created.
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4 f – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b Directive 2005/36/EC Article 25 – paragraph 3 a 3a. Member States may lay down in their national legislations partial exemptions from parts of the specialist medical training, if that part of the training has been followed already during the completion of another specialist training programme which is listed in point 5.1.3 of Annex V and provided that the former specialist qualification has already been obtained by the professional in that Member State.
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a Directive 2005/36/EC Article 31 – paragraph 1 1. Admission to training for nurses responsible for general care shall be contingent upon completion of at least 10 years from a general education of 12 years, which also has to be completed during the training period. Completion of 12 years general education has to be as attested by a diploma, certificate or other evidence issued by the competent authorities or bodies in a Member State or by a certificate attesting success in an examination, of an equivalent level
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point c Directive 2005/36/EC Article 31 – paragraph 3 The training of nurses responsible for general care shall comprise at least
source: PE-496.438
2012/10/23
IMCO
2 amendments...
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 49 a – paragraph 2 – point b(new) (b) the profession concerned is already regulated in at least one
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 49 (new) Directive 2005/36/EC Article 61 – intend 3 (new) In each year no later than 31 March, each Member States shall send to the Commission the number of health professionals relating to the professions listed in Chapter III the Members States would spare without threatening proper functioning of its own the public health system. The Commission shall establish a list of these numbers and send it to the Member States. In each year if the number of professional qualifications recognized by the host Member States has been achieved, the home Member States can derogate from Chapter I of this directive.
source: PE-498.003
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2011/0438(COD) Public procurement
2012/12/07
IMCO
14 amendments...
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 15 (15) There is a widespread need for additional flexibility and in particular for wider access to a procurement procedure providing for negotiations, as is explicitly foreseen in the Agreement, where negotiation is allowed in all procedures. Contracting authorities should
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 a (new) Article 8a Specific exclusions in the field of postal services This Directive shall not apply to public contracts for the principal purpose of permitting the contracting authorities to provide postal services and other services than postal services. For the purposes of this Article: "postal services": means services consisting of the clearance, sorting, routing and delivery of postal items. This shall include both services falling within as well as services falling outside the scope of the universal service set up in conformity with Directive 97/67/EC; "other services than postal services": means services provided in the following areas: (i) mail service management services (services both preceding and subsequent to despatch, including "mailroom management services"); (ii) added-value services linked to and provided entirely by electronic means (including the secure transmission of coded documents by electronic means, address management services and transmission of registered electronic mail); (iii) services concerning postal items not included in point (a), such as direct mail bearing no address; (iv) financial services, as defined in the CPV under the reference numbers from 66100000-1 to 66720000-3 and in Article 19(c) and including in particular postal money orders and postal giro transfers; (v) philatelic services; (vi) logistics services (services combining physical delivery and/or warehousing with other non-postal functions).
Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a directive Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 Amendment 1087 #
Proposal for a directive Article 56 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 The minimum yearly turnover shall not exceed
Amendment 1466 #
Proposal for a directive Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Member States shall
Amendment 1474 #
Proposal for a directive Article 84 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part 3. The
Amendment 1488 #
Proposal for a directive Article 84 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 Amendment 1490 #
Proposal for a directive Article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 4. Without prejudice to the general procedures and working methods established by the Commission for its communications and contacts with Member States, the
Amendment 1491 #
Proposal for a directive Article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 1492 #
Proposal for a directive Article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 Amendment 1493 #
Proposal for a directive Article 84 – paragraph 5 5. The investigation and enforcement activities carried out by the
Amendment 1495 #
Proposal for a directive Article 84 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. Contracting authorities shall transmit to the
Amendment 1502 #
Proposal for a directive Article 84 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 7. Without prejudice to the national law concerning access to information, and in accordance with national and EU legislation on data protection, the
Amendment 1504 #
Proposal for a directive Article 84 – paragraph 8 8. A summary of all the activities carried out by the
source: PE-492.857
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2011/0439(COD) Procurement in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors
2012/03/09
IMCO
1 amendments...
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 10 a (new) (10a) It is appropriate to exclude procurement made for the purpose of providing postal services as the postal liberalisation process with full market opening in all Member States by 31 December 2012 shall introduce effective competition in this sector.
source: PE-492.861
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2011/2024(INI) Implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive 2005/36/EC
2011/09/22
IMCO
2 amendments...
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Highlights the call from stakeholders to place greater emphasis on continuous professional development (CPD); points out that global competition and the orientation towards knowledge-based economies creates new challenges for skills development and education; calls for the Commission, therefore, to clarify the definition of CPD; encourages competent authorities to provide information on CPD during the recognition process and to exchange best practices in this area;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Recommends devising a uniform EU quality assurance framework system for traineeships, as traineeships may play a decisive role in the qualification of young people studying in the higher education system;
source: PE-472.324
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2011/2048(INI) Modernisation of public procurement
2011/06/24
EMPL
3 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that the text of the directives needs to be more specific in terms of improving access for persons with disabilities; the directives should require contracting authorities to apply environmental and/or social and fair trade aspects in their procurement procedures;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes that SMEs are the backbone of the EU economy and have a huge potential for job creation, growth and innovation and that greater access to procurement markets can assist SMEs in unlocking this potential; the EU 2020 must therefore find a balance between objectivity and non- discrimination, endeavouring to ensure fair competition and proper accessibility for SMEs;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Underlines that a change in procurement practices should seek to simplify procurement rules and thus facilitate socially innovative public procurement; in any reform of the rules on procurement, there must be an increase in the role of public authorities in promoting innovation;
source: PE-467.257
2011/07/26
IMCO
6 amendments...
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Emphasises that the current classification of A and B service categories should be maintained in so far as ‘lighter’ provisions for B services have their justification in their characteristics as mainly locally or regionally provided services; calls on the Commission to develop tools that make it easier for local and regional authorities to decide to which category specific contract tasks belong;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Asks the Commission to review the Remedies Directive as soon as possible and to bring it into line with the revised Public Procurement Directives; stresses that the directive does not replace the rules on fighting corruption or the competition rules, but that its strict procedural provisions afford additional protection;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Takes the view that, in order to develop the full potential of public procurement, the criterion of the lowest price should be removed, and that in principle there should be only one option for the award of contracts: the most economically advantageous tender – including the entire life-cycle costs of the relevant goods, services or works – should be chosen; stresses that antipathy to the criterion of ‘maximum economic benefit’ hampers innovation and efforts to achieve the best quality and value, or in other words to comply with the requirements of the Europe 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Criticises the Green Paper’s failure to mention the shortcomings, the lack of expertise and knowledge about procurement; stresses the importance of promoting professionalism and guaranteeing objectivity on the part of both contracting authorities and market operators; recommends setting up a network of centres of excellence within the existing national frameworks;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Deplores the fact that contracting authorities require disproportionate financial guarantees, security and performance bonds, which create additional obstacles to SMEs; calls on the Commission to examine what differentiated approach could be applied in order to improve participation by SMEs in public procurement procedures;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls on the Commission, with the aim of improving access to public procurement procedures and improving their transparency, to create a public portal to help SMEs, providing a wide range of information on public contracts, from the invitation-to-tender stage to their award, also indicating the value of the contracts;
source: PE-469.956
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2011/2071(INI) European semester for economic policy coordination
2011/07/15
ECON
6 amendments...
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the adoption, via the ordinary legislative procedure, of specific legislation or of an interinstitutional agreement in order to ensure the democratic legitimacy and effectiveness of the European Semester; care must, however, be taken to ensure that there is sufficient time for the adoption of national budgets;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls for the Commission to adopt the Annual Growth Survey
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to draft the Annual Growth Survey as a document subject to parliamentary negotiation and amendment, inter alia by drawing a distinction between political and technical developments; this must not, however, result in a reduction in the length of national semesters;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to work with the Member States to enhance the comparability of
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to come and present its recommendations at an appropriate time, once the analysis of the NRPs and SCPs has been completed;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls on the Co
source: PE-469.851
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2011/2082(INI) Future of VAT
2011/07/22
IMCO
3 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that different VAT rates and administrative procedures are a major burden for development of e-commerce; stresses th
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the Digital Internal Market study; calls on the Commission to improve interoperability of electronic signatures, so as to create a legal framework for recognition of secure e-certification systems, and to consider revision and extension of the Electronic Signature directive in order to reduce administrative burden for SMEs
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes that from 2010 new electronic VAT refund system is put in place within the EU; calls on the Commission to report to the Parliament no later than July 2012 on the results, strengths and weaknesses of the new system; stresses that the new rules must always be reviewed to ensure that they provide appropriate protection against attempted fraud.
source: PE-469.966
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2011/2083(INI) Modernisation of customs
2011/10/18
IMCO
3 amendments...
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Encourages strong cooperation between customs administrations and market surveillance authorities to intercept unsafe and/or non-compliant products at the border
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Is concerned that the failure of some operators to pay the necessary duties or to declare the actual value of goods entails unfair advantages over fair traders; warns that such a situation impedes fair competition and leads to considerable distortions in the functioning of the internal market; continues to support Member States’ efforts to enhance tax and customs regulation and tax collection capacities, to reinforce international conventions against corruption, tax evasion and illegal flows and to increase financial transparency, as well as increased exchanges of information on current customs legislation.
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the recent Commission proposal for a draft regulation concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights, as it firmly believes that customs can effectively contribute to the protection of intellectual property rights; stresses that the further developed Customs Code makes it possible to retain goods suspected of violating intellectual property law, and that the Code thus comprises one pillar of the Union’s legal framework for the protection of intellectual property rights;
source: PE-473.908
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2011/2084(INI) Online gambling in the Internal Market
2011/07/19
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. takes the view that the proliferation of on-line gambling represents a threat to the integrity of sport; stresses that keeping sporting events credible and honest is vital to the sports industry as a whole; stresses that betting on sport may pose a risk to the honesty of sport; considers that the European Union must play a more prominent role in safeguarding the integrity of sport, a goal to be pursued by all stakeholders, and therefore considers that fraud connected with betting on sport should be punished in every Member State;
source: PE-469.887
2011/08/09
IMCO
1 amendments...
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Respects the decision by a number of Member States to ban Internet gambling totally;
source: PE-469.976
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2011/2087(INI) European dimension in sport
2011/06/09
ECON
6 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 – indent 1 (new) - also points out that, in addition to considerations of setting a moral example and solidarity, volunteering can only be beneficial to a Member State from an economic standpoint (huge amounts of extra income); it also makes job creation easier and results in increased employment;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recalls that revenue in the area of sport is normally used to finance events and competitions, participating organisations, the construction and maintenance of infrastructure and the promotion of youth and amateur sport; points out, therefore, that organisers need to have the right to merchandise their events themselves, in a transparent way, in line with EU competition rules;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 – introductory part 8. Supports any form of self-regulation in the sport sectors aimed at reinforcing accountability, transparency and financial stability; considers it essential, for the credibility of this kind of regulation, that an effective system of scrutiny and a balanced mix of sanctions and incentives be implemented within a unified European system which will enable detection of the various kinds of corruption (bribery and the damaging effects of sports betting on the equitable nature of sport);
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 – indent 1 (new) - stresses that the mutual recognition of courses and specialist training within a unified European framework for professionals working in sport as specialists (referees, coaches) is particularly important as it makes a long- term contribution to increasing competitiveness, which would in turn enable major revenue loss to be avoided;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 – indent 2 (new) - is of the opinion that continuing with incentives in the field of sport within the next multiannual financial framework would be desirable and justifiable, whether as part of an independent EU sports programme or as a sub- programme;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 – indent 3 (new) - points out that the introduction by the Commission of satellite accounting in the sport sector is extremely timely, as it enables activities connected with sport to be assessed at national level in accordance with uniform standards, which makes it possible to detect anomalies and brings added value to the European economy and the single market;
source: PE-472.055
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2011/2094(INI) Annual report on EU Competition Policy
2011/03/10
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the fact that EU competition policy is able to adapt to the changing economic situation and ensure equal competition conditions within the single market. The combined effect of rigid principles and flexible procedures enables competition policy to be a constructive and stabilising factor in the EU’s financial system and in the real economy in general;
source: PE-472.269
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2011/2149(INI) New strategy for Consumer Policy
2011/09/15
ECON
2 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Calls also for the creation of a common European ethical code on consumer protection with a view to ensuring that the responsibility of financial service providers is clarified and at any rate unambiguous;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Underlines the need to support financial inclusion, for example through access to basic banking services; considers, however, that this must be done in a regulated and transparent manner so as to ensure that credit agreements do not form the basis for the mass deception of consumers;
source: PE-472.234
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2011/2156(INI) ECB annual report for 2010
2011/08/09
ECON
16 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas in 2010 the euro area recovered with GDP growth of 1.7% and is expected to
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Underlines that, while month-on-month HICP inflation has mostly been above 2% since the beginning of 2010, what matters for monetary policy are future expectations, the low level of which are a testimony of high ECB credibility and governments’ increasingly coherent budgetary policies;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that the single objective of ECB is price stability; notes that de facto financial stability and proper liquidity of the financial markets is becoming a second objective; also notes the work of the ESRB under the auspices of the ECB on financial stability;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes that, despite unitary monetary policy, monetary conditions diverge considerably in the euro area; in countries experiencing turbulence, banks are tightening the availability of credit, with the opposite happening in other countries with a current account surplus; this asymmetry is likely to become even more pronounced if the ECB keeps increasing rates in order to kick-start trade and thus promote economic recovery, given the prevalence of loans indexed to short-term interest rates in the former group of countries;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to set up a European credit rating
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 1 (new) - Calls on the Commission to create the conditions for a European Monetary Fund to ensure that the IMF will not need to be involved in Europe’s future credit policy, thereby reducing the Member States’ dependence on other international institutions and markets
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Points out and welcomes the fact that the ECB balance sheet expansion has not led to inflation, due to its increasing role as a central counterparty between euro area banks, which effectively amounts to a monetisation of bank bailouts, and that the inflation target has consistently remained around the 2% level;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Restates with concern the overreliance of many euro area banks on the liquidity provided by the ECB, in the absence of a fully functional interbank market; welcomes – though not
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Acknowledges the necessity of non- standard monetary policy measures, but calls for
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the ECB to put in place in the Security Markets Program a discount rate mechanism that can be adjusted, taking into account whether a certain security is further downgraded by most credit rating agencies and ensuring that the ECB does not end up with too many risky assets; in addition, believes that the ECB should use a
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for a more integrated macro- prudential policy framework within the monetary policy context, if necessary including differentiated macro-prudential tools in the Union to account for differences between the euro area and non- euro area countries; calls for
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Reiterates its long-standing call for the minutes of the meetings of the Governing Council to be public; considers that their non-
source: PE-472.106
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2011/2181(INI) Corporate governance framework for European companies
2011/11/16
ECON
8 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission's green paper on the EU corporate governance framework; believes that, given the diverse nature of existing national frameworks and individual listed companies, a proportional and flexible approach to corporate governance must be applied
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission’s green paper on the EU corporate governance framework; believes that, given the diverse nature of existing national frameworks and individual listed companies, a proportional and flexible approach to corporate governance must be applied, taking into account the ambitious growth targets set by Agenda 2020 and the provisions of Directive 2006/46/EC;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new) (1) Emphasizes that the Green Book only deals with the enterprises listed on stock, although it would be practical to also involve the OTC enterprises and the SMEs under a differentiated approach into the subject of the regulation of the corporate governance framework for European companies, as they have enormous economical potential and they serve as driving force of the European economies;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Believes that existing codes should be strengthened and that more effective monitoring of codes and better quality of explanations are required; stresses that shareholders (not only the majority but also the minority ones) must remain central to the governance of companies and their role must be enhanced, not diminished; believes that shareholders should inform regulators when a company provides an unacceptable explanation for departing from a code of practice;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to put in place definite initiatives to ensure better representation of women on boards of directors; emphasises that corporate management and remuneration policies must comply with and foster the principle of equal treatment of women and men established by EU directives;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses that a well-governed company should be transparent and accountable to its shareholders and other stakeholders; reaffirms that directors of corporates have to take account of the sustainability, long- term interests when taking decisions, in order to minimise risks;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes that there is a lack of long-term focus within the market and urges the Commission to review all relevant legislation to assess whether any requirements have inadvertently added to short-termism; in particular calls on the Commission to abandon the requirement for quarterly reporting in the Transparency Directive, which adds little to shareholder knowledge and simply creates short-term trading opportunities
source: PE-475.978
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2011/2186(INI) European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual Report 2010
2012/12/01
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the EIB Group to continue implementing best prudential banking practices in order to maintain its very strong capital position and contribute to the growth of the real economy; calls, therefore, for the EIB to
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the EIB Group to make available on its website, where appropriate, relevant information on the beneficiaries of long-term loans and guarantees, project eligibility criteria and
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. takes the view that, in order to reach small and medium-sized enterprises, the EIB should especially form partnerships at a higher level with transparent and accountable financial intermediaries linked to the local economy;
source: PE-478.676
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2011/2201(DEC) 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission
2012/03/02
IMCO
2 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its efforts in ensuring that the Member States' account statements for the purposes of traditional own resources are accurate, and to enhance national customs supervision to avoid errors in amounts of traditional own resources collected, in line with the Court of Auditors' recommendation (point 2.21); encourages the Commission, therefore, to make further efforts to simplify the legal framework, notably in order to resolve remaining problems in some control systems;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Repeats its demand to the Commission that it should forward to Parliament and to the Council, each year, a more detailed description of expenditure against each budget line compared with the remarks made in respect of the line;
source: PE-480.760
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2011/2271(INI) Annual tax report
2011/11/23
ECON
15 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas according to the Europe 2020 strategy for intelligent, sustainable and inclusive growth, growth and job creation must not be achieved without strengthening, deepening and broadening the single market, and therefore one of its fundamental aims is the creation of the single market for 21st century Europe;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas comprehensive and sustained fiscal consolidation is necessary to restore fiscal credibility
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that taxation is still a matter for national sovereignty and that the different structures of the Member States’ (MS) tax systems should therefore be respected; notes that Treaty changes – and therefore complete agreement among the Member States – would be necessary in order for decision-making on tax policies to be transferred from the national to the EU level;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that MS with high deficits will have to increase tax revenues
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Asks the Commission and MS to cooperate in order to increase transparency and reduce loopholes and uncertainties for businesses and citizens with regard to tax collection; calls on them to ensure that they do not increase bureaucracy excessively as a result;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to put forward proposals on corporate taxation, green and consumption taxation, good governance and double taxation which Member States can apply in their fiscal policies in accordance with their different tax systems;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to share information about best practices in Europe concerning information to citizens and businesses, to develop appropriate tools for exchange of information and to set up pilot projects which it will in due course assess with a view to ensuring that it is possible to derive long-term benefit from them as well;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Ask the MS to support the Commission’s plans to improve the coordination
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission and MS to find ways of removing tax obstacles to cross-border work and transnational mobility as soon as possible so that the objectives of the EU 2020 strategy – namely increased economic growth and employment – can be attained as soon as possible;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to more actively pursue complaints and ensure greater transparency and information for citizens on the results of complaints about MS’ tax laws and infringement cases in the tax field, as well as on their follow-up;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Emphasises that it is in the interest of business and citizens to remove tax barriers within the single market as soon as possible since they are an obstacle to cross- border activities and investments in the EU;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on the Commission to propose a
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Notes that the lack of tax transparency and the failure to eliminat
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 – point 3 continue to share information about aggressive tax planning schemes on corporate losses, their detection and response strategies, and measure and then publish information on the effectiveness of the strategies used;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 source: PE-473.965
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2011/2272(INI) Strategy for strengthening the rights of vulnerable consumers
2012/03/14
IMCO
3 amendments...
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business- to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market focuses insufficiently on the problem of vulnerability, limiting itself primarily to consumers' economic interest
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes the fact that in international forums, the need to protect consumers through information and regulation of the financial markets has been recognised, the complexity of such markets entailing that in the majority of cases any consumer is vulnerable; calls for an uniform application of the relevant legislation on financial markets across all Member States to limit implementing differences that might lead to uncertainty and regulatory arbitrage for the consumers; suggests that technical standards defined by ESMA could be an appropriate way of achieving this, in keeping with the concept of a single rule book for financial services;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that in spite of the existence of legislation on the subject, the lack of enforcement of said legislation means that travellers often find themselves in vulnerable situations, especially in case of cancellation or delay of their trip, which is exacerbated when the consumer suffers from a disability; encourages the European Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure transparency in fares; asks the Commission, in their planned revision of the EU passenger rights legislation, to take into account the situation of vulnerable consumers and to revise the compensation levels, criteria and mechanisms, with the proviso that current levels are not weakened;
source: PE-485.837
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2011/2289(INI) Quality management for European statistics
2012/01/19
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. Furthermore, it needs to be emphasised that data should be public, accessible and suitable for comparison on a year-to-year basis
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas statistical offices should not only be statutorily independent, but should also have mechanisms and ‘firewalls’ in place to ensure that statistical offices are separated from the political process and thus avoid systemic failures
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on Eurostat to ensure that public accounting systems are established in all Member States in a standardised manner and that they are strengthened with
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 source: PE-480.594
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2011/2319(INI) Contribution to the Annual Growth Survey 2012
2012/12/01
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Underlines the fact that restoring investor confidence will require a strengthening of the banks' capital positions and measures to support their access to funding; a major overhaul of regulation and supervision of the financial sector will be necessary in order to reflect heightened risks in the sovereign debt markets, which includes a strengthening of the capital positions of systemic banks; stresses that banks should not unduly restrict lending to the real economy;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Believes that the structural mismatch between supply and demand for labour will hinder recovery and long-term growth and therefore calls for structural reforms
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Underlines the fact that the Council is expected
source: PE-478.675
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2012/0029(COD)
2012/12/11
ECON
17 amendments...
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 2 2. Securities settlement systems may be operated only by authorised CSDs, CCPs and central banks.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 3 Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 4. An authorised CSD may only have a participation in a legal person whose activities are limited to the provision of services set out in Sections A, B and
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 3 3. User committees shall advise the board of the CSD on key arrangements that impact their members, including the criteria for accepting issuers or participants to their respective securities settlement systems
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 5 Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 1. For each securities settlement system it operates
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 3 Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 5 5. A CSD shall disclose sufficient information to allow participants to assess the risks associated with the services provided.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 A CCP and a trading venue shall provide transaction feeds on a non-discriminatory and transparent basis to a CSD upon request by the CSD
Amendment 517 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 A CSD shall provide access to its securities settlement systems on a non-discriminatory and transparent basis to a CCP or a trading venue
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 52 – paragraph 1 1. A CSD
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 52 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 52 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 52 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 A CSD which
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 52 – paragraph 3 3. A CSD which has not requested or obtained an authorisation in accordance with paragraph 2 and that intends to settle the cash leg of all or part of its securities settlement system in accordance with Article 37(2) of this Regulation shall obtain authorisation to designate for this purpose an authorised credit institution as provided in Title II of Directive 2006/48/EC
Amendment 566 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 52 – paragraph 4 Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 52 – paragraph 5 source: PE-500.476
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2012/0035(COD) Medicinal products for human use: transparency of measures regulating the prices and their inclusion in the scope of public health insurance systems
2012/10/10
IMCO
8 amendments...
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 1 (1) Where Member States intend to adopt or amend any measure falling within the scope of this Directive, they shall
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 2 Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 3 Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 The Commission may send its observations to the Member State which has communicated the draft measure within three months, and the Member State will then publish these in the form of an on- line database.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 5 (5) When the Member State concerned definitively adopts the draft measure, it shall communicate the final text to the Commission without delay. If observations have been made by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 4, this communication shall be accompanied by a report on the actions taken in response to the observations of the Commission, which will publish it in the form of a public on- line database.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new) c a) a list of those medicinal products whose prices were registered during the period in question and the prices which can be obtained for these products;
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new) c b) a list of those medicinal products whose prices were authorised to rise during the period in question and the new prices which can be obtained for these products;
source: PE-497.814
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2012/0084(COD) European statistics: professional independence of national statistical authorities
2012/11/19
ECON
10 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) Some serious systemic inaccuracies and weaknesses have, however, recently been identified, in particular with regard to the statistical quality-
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Moreover, the adequacy of resources attributed on an annual or a multiannual basis and available to meet statistical needs is a necessary condition
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) To that effect, the professional independence of statistical authorities should be strengthened and minimum standards, unified at European level, should be enforced, in particular as regards the heads of national statistical institutes (NSIs), to whom specific guarantees should be provided in terms of the performance of statistical tasks, organisational management and resource allocation.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) The confidentiality of data obtained from administrative records should be protected under the common principles and guidelines applicable to all confidential data used for the production of European statistics.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The quality of European statistics could be strengthened and the confidence of users reinforced, by involving national governments in power at the time in the responsibility of applying the European Statistics Code of Practice and providing the final guarantee for the accuracy of data supplied by the Central Statistical Institute. To this end, a ‘Commitment on Confidence in Statistics’ should be established in each Member State and include specific undertakings by its government to implement the Code and national quality-assurance frameworks, including self-assessments and improvement actions.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) Since the objective of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 Article 5 a – paragraph 1 (1) Within their national statistical system, the heads of NSIs shall have the sole responsibility for deciding on processes, statistical methods, standards and procedures, and on the content and timing of statistical releases and publications for all European statistics. They shall be empowered to decide on all matters regarding the internal management of the NSI. They shall coordinate the statistical activities of all national authorities that contribute to the development, production and dissemination of European statistics. When carrying out these tasks, the heads of NSIs shall act in an independent manner; they shall neither seek nor take instructions from any government or other institution, body, office or entity; they shall refrain from any action incompatible with the performance of these tasks; failure to do so will result in immediate suspension and holding those responsible personally to account.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 Article 5 a – paragraph 2 (2) The procedures for recruitment, transfer and dismissal of heads of NSIs
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 Article 5 a – paragraph 3 (3) The heads of NSIs shall be accountable for the statistical activities and budget execution of the NSI; they shall publish an annual report and may express comments on budget allocation issues in national parliaments related to the statistical activities of the NSI.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 8 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 Article 17a – paragraph 1 (1) In order to reduce the burden on respondents, the NSIs, other national authorities as referred to in Article 4 and the Commission (Eurostat) shall have the right to access and use, promptly and free of charge, all administrative records and to integrate these administrative records with statistics, but only to the extent necessary for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics.
source: PE-500.544
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2012/0102(CNS) Common system of value added tax (VAT): treatment of vouchers
2013/01/24
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 2006/112/EC Chapter 5 – Article 74a – paragraphs 1 1. The taxable amount of the supply of goods or services redeemed against a multi-purpose voucher shall be equal to the nominal value of that voucher effectively used to acquire those goods and services, or in the case of partial redemption, to that part of the nominal value which corresponds to the partial redemption of that voucher, less the amount of VAT related to the goods or services redeemed.
source: PE-502.194
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2012/0150(COD) Credit institutions and investment firms: framework for recovery and resolution
2012/12/20
ECON
20 amendments...
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Member States shall provide that if competent authorities and, where relevant, resolution authorities consider that the failure of a specific institution due to, among other things, its size, its business model or its interconnectedness to other institutions, or to the financial system in general, will not have a negative effect on financial markets, other institutions or on funding conditions, either of the following requirements may be waived: i. the requirement for an institution to maintain recovery plans provided for in article 5(1) and the requirement to maintain a resolution plan in article 9(1), or ii. the requirement to update recovery and resolution plans at least annually provided for in Article 5(2) and the requirement to review the resolution plan at least annually provided for in Article 9(3). Following a change to the legal or organisational structure, business or financial situations of the institutions referred to in the first subparagraph, the competent authority and, where relevant, resolution authorities shall assess the continued relevance of the waivers provided for above.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall ensure that parent undertakings or institutions that are subject to consolidated supervision pursuant to Articles 125 and 126 of Directive 2006/48/EC draw up and submit to the consolidating supervisor a group recovery plan
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 The competent authorities shall endeavour to reach the joint decision within a period of four months from the date of the transmission by the consolidating supervisor of the group recovery plan according to Article 7(2).
Amendment 503 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 In the absence of a joint decision between the competent authorities within four months,
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 EBA may
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 3 Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall ensure that resolution authorities in consultation with the relevant competent authorities and in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 12, draw up group resolution plans. Group resolution plans shall include both a plan for resolution at the level of the parent undertaking or institution subject to consolidated supervision pursuant to Article 125 and 126 of Directive 2006/48/EC and the resolution plans for the individual subsidiary institutions drawn up in accordance with Article
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point e (e) identify how the group resolution actions could be financed and, where appropriate, set out principles for sharing responsibility for that financing between sources of funding in different Member States. The plan shall not assume extraordinary public financial support besides the use of the financing arrangements established in accordance with Article 91. Those principles shall be set out on the basis of equitable and balanced criteria and shall take into account,
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 The group resolution plan shall take the form of a joint decision of the group level resolution authority and the
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 In the absence of such a joint decision between the resolution authorities within four months,
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 EBA may upon
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 In the absence of a joint decision between resolution authorities within four months from the date of submission of the report referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2,
Amendment 718 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 The decision shall be set out in a document containing a full reasoning and shall take into account the views and reservations of the other resolution authorities expressed during the four months period.
Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 a (new) The decision of the group level resolution authority shall take account of the need for resolution to be planned or coordinated by the resolution authorities concerned, and of the potential impact on the stability of the financial system in the Member States concerned. EBA may upon request assist the competent authorities in reaching an agreement in accordance with Article 19(1) second subparagraph of Regulation No (EC) 1093/2010.
Amendment 727 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4 Amendment 755 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 5 5. In the absence of a joint decision between the competent authorities
Amendment 757 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 6 Amendment 1184 #
Proposal for a directive Article 39 – paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 1440 #
Proposal for a directive Article 92 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part The financing arrangements established in accordance with Article 91 may be used by the resolution authority
Amendment 1574 #
Proposal for a directive Article 98 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the group level resolution authority, in consultation to the resolution authorities of the institutions that are part of the group, shall establish,
source: PE-502.084
2013/11/01
ECON
10 amendments...
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall ensure that parent undertakings or institutions that are subject to consolidated supervision pursuant to Articles 125 and 126 of Directive 2006/48/EC draw up and submit to the consolidating supervisor a group recovery plan
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 The competent authorities shall endeavour to reach the joint decision within a period of four months from the date of the transmission by the consolidating supervisor of the group recovery plan according to Article 7(2).
Amendment 503 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 In the absence of a joint decision between the competent authorities within four months,
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 EBA may
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 3 Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall ensure that resolution authorities in consultation with the relevant competent authorities and in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 12, draw up group resolution plans. Group resolution plans shall include both a plan for resolution at the level of the parent undertaking or institution subject to consolidated supervision pursuant to Article 125 and 126 of Directive 2006/48/EC and the resolution plans for the individual subsidiary institutions drawn up in accordance with Article
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point e (e) identify how the group resolution actions could be financed and, where appropriate, set out principles for sharing responsibility for that financing between sources of funding in different Member States. The plan shall not assume extraordinary public financial support besides the use of the financing arrangements established in accordance with Article 91. Those principles shall be set out on the basis of equitable and balanced criteria and shall take into account,
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 The group resolution plan shall take the form of a joint decision of the group level resolution authority and the
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 In the absence of such a joint decision between the resolution authorities within four months,
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 EBA may upon
source: PE-502.084
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2012/0169(COD) Investment products: key information documents
2013/02/15
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 specifying the details of the presentation and the content of each of the elements of information referred to in paragraph 2, the presentation and details of the other information the product manufacturer may include within the key information document as referred to in paragraph 3, and the details of the common format and the common symbol referred to in paragraph 4. The Commission shall take into account the differences between investment products and the capabilities of retail investors as well as the features of investment products that allow the retail investor to select between different underlying investments or other options provided for by the product, including where this selection can be undertaken at different points in time, or changed in the future. Before adopting delegated acts, the Commission shall conduct due retail investor testing in order to select the most appropriate measures for retail investors.
Amendment 557 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. The retail investor shall confirm in a way that can be evidenced that he has taken into consideration the content of the key information document.
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 a (new) Article 13 a Authorisation of the key information document by the competent authorities 1. Investment product manufacturers shall communicate the key information document of the investment product to the competent authority of their home Member States where the investment product is marketed, distributed or sold. 2. The competent authority may ensure compliance of the content laid down in the key information document with the provisions of the Chapter II of this Regulation prior to the marketing, distribution or sale of the investment product.
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 source: PE-504.398
2013/02/20
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) life insurance products wh
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new) (fa) officially recognized pension products and social security schemes subject to national or Union law;
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 a (new) Article 7a In respect of the KID in case of an insurance contract the insurance undertaking has obligations only towards the policyholder and not towards the beneficiary or insured.
source: PE-504.397
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2012/0175(COD) Insurance mediation. Recast
2013/02/14
ECON
9 amendments...
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 5. 'insurance intermediary' means any natural or legal person, not
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 (16)
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall provide that applications by intermediaries for inclusion in the register shall be treated within
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 1 Member States shall ensure that insurance and reinsurance undertakings and intermediaries use the insurance and reinsurance mediation services only of registered insurance and reinsurance intermediaries and or of the persons referred to in Article 1(2)
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part (a) prior to the conclusion of any insurance contract, or if there is any material change in the data related to the intermediary after the conclusion of any insurance contract, an insurance intermediary - including tied ones- shall make the following disclosures to customers:
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 636 #
Proposal for a directive Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a directive Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) an insurance or reinsurance undertaking or insurance or reinsurance intermediary using the insurance or reinsurance mediation services of persons who are neither registered in a Member State nor referred to in Article 1(2)
source: PE-504.392
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2012/0242(CNS) Prudential supervision of credit institutions: conferral of specific tasks on the European Central Bank (ECB)
2012/10/30
ECON
45 amendments...
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) Competence for supervision of individual banks in the Union remains mostly at national level.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) As a first step towards the banking union, a single supervisory mechanism should ensure that the Union's policy relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions is implemented in a coherent and effective way, that the single rulebook for financial services is applied equally to credit institutions in all Member States concerned, and that those credit institutions are subject to supervision of the highest quality,
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) As the
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) Prior authorisation for taking up the business of credit institutions is a key prudential technique to ensure that only operators with a sound economic basis, an organisation capable of dealing with the specific risks inherent to deposit taking and credit provision, and suitable directors carry out those activities. The ECB should therefore have
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Compliance with Union rules requiring credit institutions to hold certain levels of capital against risks inherent to the business of credit institutions, to limit the size of exposures to individual counterparties, to publicly disclose information on a credit institutions' financial situation, to dispose of sufficient liquid assets to withstand situations of market stress, and to limit leverage is a prerequisite for credit institutions' prudential soundness. The ECB should have the task to ensure compliance with those rules
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29)
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 34 (34) The conferral of supervisory tasks implies a significant responsibility for the ECB to safeguard financial stability in the Union, and to use its supervisory powers in the most effective and proportionate way. The ECB should therefore be accountable for the exercise of these tasks towards the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 36 (36) In particular, a supervisory board responsible for preparing decisions on supervisory matters should be set up with the ECB encompassing the specific expertise of national supervisors. The board should
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 47 a (new) (47a) Whereas the pending financial crisis contributed immensely to the fragmentation of European financial markets, it is indispensable to enhance the common integrated financial framework. However, it should be borne in mind that the deepening of integration in the EMU cannot give rise to new, not outlined in the Treaties, convergence criteria, which can create additional barriers to entry for countries under a temporary derogation.
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 47 b (new) (47b) Whereas, efforts to secure financial stability within the EU require a diversified approach to distinctive types of risks in different markets and considering that the economies of the Member States, including those in the EMU, remain heterogeneous and that economic cycles are not synchronized, it should be borne in mind that according to the ESRB Recommendation (ESRB/2011/3) and standard no. 138 of Basel III, effective response to the problems of macroeconomic imbalances necessitates the use of discretionary instruments at local level. Moreover, the scope to customize macroprudential instruments is of the utmost significance to the Member States remaining in the EMU, due to their inability to use macroeconomic automatic stabilizers, such as interest rate or exchange rate.
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 This Regulation confers on the ECB specific tasks concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions, with a view to promoting the safety and soundness of credit institutions and the stability of the financial system within the EU and each Member State, with due regard for the unity and integrity of the internal market.
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (1)
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (1)
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new) (3a) The ECB shall co-operate closely with the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) or any other similar facility of a participating Member States whose currency is not the Euro where a credit institution has received or applied for financial assistance from that facility.
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k (k) To carry out supervisory tasks in relation to early intervention where a credit institution does not meet or is likely to breach the applicable prudential requirements
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point l Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Subject to and in compliance with any relevant Union law rule and in particular any legislative and non-legislative act including technical standards developed by EBA and adopted by the Commission, the ECB may adopt regulations and recommendations and take decisions to implement or apply Union law, to the extent necessary to carry out the tasks conferred upon it by this Regulation, and only where those Union acts, do not deal with certain aspects necessary for the proper exercise of the ECB's tasks or do not deal with them in sufficient detail. Before adopting a regulation, the ECB shall conduct open public consultations, including EBA and the Commission, and analyse the potential related costs and benefits.
Amendment 588 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 4. National competent authorities shall follow the instructions given by the ECB for the purposes of the tasks mentioned in Article 4(1). Instructions given by the ECB shall not interfere with the exercise of voting rights by competent authorities of participating Member States within the Board of Supervisors and the Management Board of the European Banking Authority.
Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Within the limits set out in this Article, the ECB shall carry out the tasks in the areas referred to in Article 4 (1) and (2) in relation to credit institutions established in a participating Member State whose currency is not the euro, where a close cooperation has been established between the ECB and the national competent authority of such Member State in accordance with this Article.
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 To that end, the ECB may address guidelines or requests to the national competent authority of the
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The close cooperation between the ECB and the national competent authority of a
Amendment 636 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. The Member State that has established a close cooperation with ECB may request the ECB to terminate the close cooperation at any time. In this case, the ECB shall immediately proceed to adopt a decision terminating the close cooperation. The decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall specify the date from which it is legally valid.
Amendment 721 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 If the credit institution complies with all conditions of authorisation set out in national law of that Member State, the national competent authority shall take, within the period provided for by national law, a decision to propose to the ECB to grant the authorisation. The decision shall be notified to the ECB
Amendment 724 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 When the ECB receives the proposal from the national competent authority referred to in the second subparagraph, it shall
Amendment 729 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Where the national competent authority which has proposed the authorisation in accordance with paragraph 1 considers that the authorisation must be withdrawn in accordance with the national law, it shall submit a proposal to the ECB to that end. In that case, the ECB
Amendment 800 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 1. The planning and
Amendment 812 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 1. The
Amendment 819 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 2. In addition, the supervisory board shall include a Chair elected by the members of the
Amendment 829 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 2. In addition, the supervisory board shall include a Chair
Amendment 835 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 3. The
Amendment 839 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 860 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 6 6. The Chair of the European Banking Authority
Amendment 864 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 7 7. The Governing Council shall adopt the rules of procedure of the supervisory board
Amendment 943 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) the effects on non-participating Member States;
Amendment 958 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 a (new) Article 26a 1. The ECB shall ensure that none of its supervisory decision impinges in any way on the fiscal responsibilities of non- participating Member States. 2. Where a Member State considers that a decision taken by ECB impinges on its fiscal responsibilities, it may notify the ECB, the Commission and the Council within 3 working days after notification of the ECB's decision. In its notification, the Member State shall clearly and specifically explain why and how the decision impinges on its fiscal responsibilities. In the case of such notification, the decision of the ECB shall be suspended. The Council shall, within 10 working days, convene a meeting and take a decision, by a simple majority of its members, as to whether the ECB's decision is revoked. Where the Council, after having considered the matter, does not take a decision to revoke the ECB's decision, the suspension of the ECB's decision shall be terminated.
Amendment 960 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 b (new) 1. The Commission shall monitor the functioning of the Single Supervisory Mechanism on an ongoing basis. 2. In the case of adverse developments which may seriously jeopardise the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets or the stability of the whole or part of the financial system in the Union or threaten to distort competition in the internal market, especially in relation to the non- participating Member States, the Commission shall actively facilitate and, where deemed necessary, coordinate any actions undertaken by the relevant competent authorities including the ECB. 3. The Commission shall issue a warning or use other remedial action in response to the risks identified. 4. The Commission shall submit the warning, together with any appropriate proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. In order to be able to perform its role, the Commission shall be fully informed of any relevant developments, and shall participate as an observer in the supervisory board of the ECB.
source: PE-498.138
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2012/0244(COD) European Banking Authority (EBA): adjustment of procedural modalities
2012/10/30
ECON
25 amendments...
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) In order to provide for the single supervisory mechanism, Council Regulation (EU) No …/… [127(6) Regulation] confers specific tasks on the ECB concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions in the Member States whose currency is the euro. Other Member States may enter in a close cooperation with the ECB.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4 a) Bearing in mind that the EBA, in works of which all Member States participate with equal rights, was established with an aim to develop the single rulebook and ensure the coherence of supervisory practices within the EU and given the establishment of the single supervisory mechanism with a leading role of the ECB, the EBA needs to be equipped with adequate instruments, which will enable it to efficiently perform its entrusted tasks concerning the integrity of the single market in the area of financial services.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In view of the supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB by Council Regulation (EU) No
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5 a) The mandate of the EBA to settle disagreements, involving the ECB with regard to cases concerning prudential supervision, can be inferred from the fact that both the establishment of the EBA and the conferment of specific supervisory tasks on the ECB have been introduced through secondary law.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) In order to ensure that interests of all Member States are adequately taken into account and to allow for the proper functioning of the EBA with a view to maintain and deepen the internal market in the field of financial services, the voting modalities within the Board of Supervisors should be adapted,
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Decisions concerning breaches of Union law and settlement of disagreements should be examined by an independent panel composed of voting members of the Board of Supervisors which do not have any conflicts of interest, appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The decisions proposed by the panel to the Board of Supervisors should be considered as adopted
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The members of the independent panel set up according to Article 41(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 should
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8 a) Since the Member States which entered into close cooperation with the SSM are devoid of voting rights in the Governing Council of the ECB, which results in a lack of effective influence on the decision making process within the SSM, a special procedure for settlement of disagreements between the ECB and a competent authority of a Member State which has entered into close cooperation shall be established, which will compensate for the absence of forceful instruments to sway the decision making process taken within the SSM and at the same time, will safeguard the right to protect justified interests, in particular the stability of the local financial market. To that end, the EBA should be equipped with the ultimate authority to settle disagreements between the ECB and the competent authority of a Member State that has entered into close cooperation with the SSM.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The composition of the Management Board should be balanced and proper representation of Member States participating in the SSM, remaining in the close cooperation, and not participating in the SSM should be ensured.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 18 – paragraph 3a "3a. Where the Authority requests the
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 18 – paragraph 3a "3a. Where the Authority requests the
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new) Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 19a (new) 3 b. The following Article is inserted after Article 19: "Article 19a In a situation when the competent authority, which entered into close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with Regulation (EU) No .../... [127(6) TFEU Council Regulation] does not agree with the final supervisory decision adopted by the SSM regarding a credit institution operating in the Member State of its jurisdiction, it has the right to veto the execution of every such decision and refer it to the independent panel, mentioned in the Article 41, established by the EBA. The decision proposed by the independent panel shall be considered as adopted only if accepted by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with Article 44."
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 35 – paragraph 3 "3. Upon a duly justified request from a competent authority, the Authority
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 41 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 "For the purposes of Article 17 and 19, the Board of Supervisors shall establish an independent panel consisting of the Chairperson and
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 41 – paragraph 3 "3. The
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Regulation (EU) 1093/2010 Article 41 – paragraph 4 "4.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 42 Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 "1. Decisions of the Board of Supervisors shall be taken by a simple majority
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 "With regard to the acts specified in Articles 10 to 16 and measures and decisions adopted under the third subparagraph of Article 9(5) and Chapter VI and by way of derogation from the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the Board of Supervisors shall take decisions on the basis of a qualified majority of its members, as defined in Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union and in Article 3 of the Protocol (No 36) on transitional provisions, however the decisions to be passed shall be supported in parallel by at least simple majority of weighted votes in the group Member States with common euro currency, as well as in the group of remaining Member States."
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 "With regard to decisions in accordance with Articles 17, 19, and 19a, the decision proposed by the panel shall be considered as adopted
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 44 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 "By way of derogation from the third subparagraph, from the date when
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Regulation EU No 1093/2010 Article 44 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 "By way of derogation from the third subparagraph, from the date when the euro is not the currency in three or less Member States, the decision proposed by the panel shall be considered as adopted, only if accepted by the Board of Supervisors at a qualified majority of five- sixths of its members. Each member shall have one vote."
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Regulation EU No 1093/2010 Article 44 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 a (new) "The independent panel, mentioned in Article 41, with regard to decisions in accordance with Articles 17, 19, and 19a takes the decision at a qualified majority of four-fifths of its members. From the date when the euro is not the currency in only two Member States, the independent panel takes decisions by simple majority."
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 Regulation EU No 1093/2010 Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 "The term of office of the members elected by the Board of Supervisors shall be 2 1/2 years. That term may be extended once. The composition of the Management Board shall be balanced and proportionate and shall reflect the Union as a whole. The Management Board shall include at least t
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 b (new) Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 Article 58 – paragraph 3 8 b. Article 58(3) is replaced by the following: "3. Two members of the Board of Appeal and two alternates shall be appointed by the Management Board of the Authority from a short-list proposed by the Commission, following a public call for expressions of interest published in the Official Journal of the European Union, and after consultation of the Board of Supervisors. At least one member and his alternate should come from a Member State which currency is not the euro, nor has entered into close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with that Regulation. The other members shall be appointed in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 and Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010."
source: PE-498.137
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2012/0299(COD) Équilibre hommes-femmes parmi les administrateurs non exécutifs des sociétés cotées en bourse
2013/05/13
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States shall create appropriate incentives to stimulate exchange of information and best practices; facilitating access of women to the business networks for business development; shaping HR policy to support the female talent pipeline and ensure no gender bias exists;
source: PE-510.634
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2012/0366(COD) Tobacco and related products: manufacture, presentation and sale. Approximation of Member States legislation
2013/05/13
IMCO
4 amendments...
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names,
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall ensure that all unit packets of tobacco products shall be marked with a unique identifier. In order to ensure their integrity, unique identifiers shall be irremovably printed/affixed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted in any form, including through tax stamps and price marks, or by the opening of the packet. In relation to products manufactured outside the Union the obligations laid down in this Article apply only to those destined to or placed on the Union market. In those Member States where tax stamps are applied on tobacco products the unique identifiers can be printed on the tax stamps.
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e (e) the product
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 8 8. In addition to the unique identifier, Member States shall require that all unit packets of tobacco products which are placed on the market carry a visible, tamper proof security feature of at least 1 cm², which shall be irremovably printed or affixed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted in any form
source: PE-510.679
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2012/2028(INI) Feasibility of introducing stability bonds
2012/12/07
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Commission to clarify the coordination and surveillance mechanisms required for the swift establishment of the economic and institutional conditions necessary for efficient and sustainable implementation of the roadmap;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Considers coherence between the laws of the EU and the Member States to be a precondition for the introduction of eurobonds and therefore calls on the Commission to define the legal background for the issuance of stability bonds and to designate the bodies with jurisdiction;
source: PE-492.874
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2012/2103(INI) Energy roadmap 2050, a future with energy
2012/07/11
IMCO
2 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the crucial importance of timely, correct and full implementation of existing legislation, including the regulatory work called for by the Third Internal Energy Market Package, in order to achieve an integrated and competitive European internal energy market by 2014; calls on the Commission and ACER to monitor more strictly the national implementation of rules such as those related to the 'use-it-or-lose-it' principle;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises the role of smart grids to allow two-way communication between electricity producers and customers, and points out that smart grids can allow consumers to observe and adapt their electricity use; points out that the active participation of consumers and consumer information campaigns will be needed in order to benefit from the dissemination of smart energy systems;
source: PE-500.382
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2012/2133(INI) New agenda for European Consumer Policy
2013/01/25
IMCO
3 amendments...
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that educating consumers reduces their risks vis-à-vis dangerous products, speculative financial products and misleading advertising, and that such education and empowerment of consumers needs to be ongoing, from school onwards; calls on the Member States to pay more attention in consumer information and education campaigns that target the right messages at the right consumer segment;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Highlights the need to provide better protection of the rights of vulnerable consumer groups such as children and the elderly, particularly with regard to transport; stresses that Member States must take appropriate measures to provide adequate guarantees for the protection of vulnerable consumers;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses that the quickening process of business concentration affects both the production and marketing of goods and services,
source: PE-504.100
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2012/2134(INI) Improving access to finance for SMEs
2012/10/16
IMCO
7 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the financial crisis in the EU resulted in a number of European bank failures and that as a result lenders are less willing to grant a credit to SMEs, hindering SMEs' access to finance; is concerned that an increasingly capital and risk-sensitive banking sector is asking for more collateral and higher risk premiums, both requirements resulting in insufficient financing and missed business and employment opportunities in this very large sector of the economy; regards the availability of credit and loan guarantee schemes, therefore, as crucial to exploiting the growth and job potential offered by SMEs;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Highlights that SMEs across Europe are very heterogeneous and, in view of their use of divergent business models, they face different types of financing challenges;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on Member States to create fast- track procedures and one-stop shops for SMEs to enhance the setting-up of new businesses and also to facilitate their access to international markets; calls on the Commission to establish greater coherence between the various programmes providing guarantees and a good balance between national and EU schemes supporting the financing of innovation or the provision of venture capital to SMEs;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on Member States to reduce bureaucratic burdens and simplify procedures which hinder the setting-up of new business and create obstacles for SMEs in keeping their businesses running
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Asks the Commission to propose simplified and less costly regulations and guidelines, especially for programmes intended to support low-volume SME finance in the form of guarantees and mezzanine or equity instruments;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls on the Member States to facilitate SMEs' access to funds by simplifying the rules of data submission and to promote online data repositories for certificates and other supporting documents;
source: PE-497.974
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2012/2144(INI) Internal Market for services: state of play and next steps
2013/05/13
IMCO
1 amendments...
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Encourages the Commission to pay particular attention to the services sector in Annual Growth Surveys and State of Single Market Integration Reports, and to include services in the country-specific recommendations; considers that the Commission and the Council, via these detailed country-specific recommendations, should continue to encourage Member States to adopt and implement long-term growth policies;
source: PE-508.256
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2012/2151(INI) Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union
2012/02/10
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 629 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1 The legislative act to be adopted should create a high-quality single European supervisory mechanism within the ECB (European supervisor) to ensure the effective application of prudential rules, risk control and crisis prevention concerning credit institutions and other financial institutions throughout the Union, notwithstanding the right of national authorities to address macro-prudential or systemic risk identified at the level of a Member State.
Amendment 648 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 6 a (new) The European supervisor shall ensure that none of its decisions impinges in any way on the fiscal responsibilities of Member States.
Amendment 653 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 8 a (new) The proposal should set up a proper monitoring and review mechanism to safeguard that the higher integration will not have any unintended negative stability or economic consequences to ensure that no steps of the European supervisor will endanger the stability of the financial markets of the Member States whose currency is not the euro.
source: PE-496.553
2012/09/26
ECON
5 amendments...
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the report of the Presidents of the European Council, the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the Eurogroup 'Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union' is to be welcomed as a vision for the Monetary Union; points out that any further integration needs a solid and reliable fundament consisting of a sound and efficient framework for resolution and recovery of financial institutions, a sound and efficient deposit guarantee framework and sound capital requirements without which no overarching structure such as a "genuine EMU" will be able to exist; calls therefore to wait with the building up of any such structure as long as these three proposals are not yet adopted.
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AE AE. whereas the ambition should be that all Member States jointly take steps forward towards greater European integration; whereas decisions that only apply to the euro area might be needed where required or justified on the basis of the specificity of the euro area, in
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AR a (new) ARa. whereas national authorities would be able to adopt additional measures aimed at addressing macro-prudential or systemic risk identified at the level of a Member State to further enhance the stability granted by European supervision;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AT AT. whereas European supervision of financial institutions within the euro area is an absolute priority to take measures to tackle the crisis, it should be, however, ensured that, for the purpose of internal financial market stability, countries whose currency is not the euro, which decide to access the single supervision mechanism, should be granted a participation formula, which guarantees symmetric relations between accepted obligations and impact on decision-making;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Recital BB a (new) BBa. whereas a proper monitoring and review mechanism should be set up in the regulation to safeguard that the increased integration within the euro area will not have unintended negative stability and economic consequences outside euro area, and any such effect can be handled as a matter of urgency;
source: PE-496.519
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2012/2322(INI) Online gambling in the internal market
2013/04/11
IMCO
1 amendments...
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recognises that the Member States have the right to determine how the offer of online gambling services is to be organised and regulated at the national level, while observing the basic EU Treaty principles; calls for a regulatory principle whereby a gambling company can only bid for the necessary national licence in a Member State if it does not contravene the law in any other EU Member State;
source: PE-508.193
2013/04/18
IMCO
1 amendments...
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recognises that the Member States have the right to determine how the offer of online gambling services is to be organised and regulated at the national level, while observing the basic EU Treaty principles; calls for a regulatory principle whereby a gambling company can only bid for the necessary national licence in a Member State if it does not contravene the law in any other EU Member State;
source: PE-508.193
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2013/0000(INI)
2013/03/01
ECON
11 amendments...
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the strengthening of the means of detecting tax fraud should be accompanied by the reinforcement of the existing legislation on assistance in the recovery of taxes, equality in tax treatment and practicability for businesses;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Member States to improve their administrative cooperation in the area of direct taxation;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers it of paramount importance that besides the individually bilateral agreements of the MS, the Commission deal with non-EU countries on behalf of the EU
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Recalls on the Commission to provide more budgetary resources and staff to DG TAXUD to help it develop EU policies and proposals concerning double non- taxation, tax evasion and fraud;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Acknowledges furthermore that broadening already existing tax bases, rather than increasing tax rates or introducing new taxes, could generate further incomes for the Member States;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Notes that the purpose of an EU tax fraud strategy must be to tackle tax losses due to tax fraud by identifying the areas in which improvements to both legislation and administrative cooperation between Member States can be made, which effectively promote the reduction of tax fraud, to the greatest extent possible without creating unnecessary burdens both for tax administrations and tax payers;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Commission to identify the areas where the EU regulation and the member state administrative cooperation could be improved in order to reduce tax fraud, including the appropriate use of the FISCALIS and CUSTOMS programs;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Recalls that the elimination of the informal economy cannot be realised without the implementation of appropriate incentives; suggests, moreover, that Member States must report, via scoreboard, the extent to which they have succeeded in reducing their informal economies;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls for a review of the Parent- Subsidiary Directive and the Interests and Royalties Directive in order to better reduce the loophole in the question of double non-taxation;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Encourages Member States to offer cooperation and assistance to developing third countries
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the OLAF Supervisory Committee and OLAF;
source: PE-505.996
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2013/2005(INI) Making the internal energy market work
2013/04/29
IMCO
6 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that a competition-driven open European energy market will make for lower prices, as well as enhancing Europe’s competitiveness and contributing to economic growth and consumers’ well- being, and that, in order to bring this about, the remaining physical, statutory
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to take steps to eliminate market fragmentation and distortions by phasing out direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies and doing away with regulated consumer energy prices; calls on the Commission, in that connection, to check whether the laws in force in some Member States, which, by granting exclusive rights, create supplier monopolies and thus lead to lower levels of competition and higher consumer prices, are consistent with the Treaties; points to the need to move gradually towards consistency among renewable energy support schemes in the Member States and to promote capacity mechanisms that work efficiently in a cross-border context; emphasises that in this connection great care must be taken to determine precisely which capacity- safeguarding measures are necessary and make sense;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes that as a result of the failure to transpose the third energy package and obstacles to competition which still persist market liberalisation has not resulted in significant options or lower prices for final consumers and households; urges the Commission to take steps to
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points out that smart metering systems and variable electricity tariffs can offer consumers an incentive to reduce their consumption, and therefore their bills, and can make for greater transparency; emphasises, however, at the same time, that the introduction of such metering systems must be preceded by a detailed assessment of, in particular, the real potential for savings, interoperability or the data protection implications;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls for the prompt transposition of the recently adopted directive on alternative dispute resolution and regulation on online dispute resolution, which are designed to guarantee improved universal EU-wide access to dispute resolution bodies, also in connection with energy-related matters, to ensure that disputes can be settled quickly, simply and cheaply and to restore the balance of bargaining power between final consumers and suppliers;
source: PE-508.255
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2013/2006(INI)(INI)
2013/02/26
IMCO
1 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that the internal market still has enormous, untapped potential to boost competitiveness and growth in the EU, and therefore urges the Commission and the Member States to accelerate their efforts to remove remaining barriers, to the benefit of EU consumers, employees and companies, particularly SMEs; Furthermore underlines that forecasting and financing tools (insurance, payment guarantees etc.) must be created and reinforced in order to enable SMEs to develop at international level. (According to a study by the Commission, 25% of European small and medium enterprises have been engaged in import/export activities in the last years. Outside the European internal market only 13% have dealt with third countries and only 7 to 10% have done business with the BRIC countries.)
source: PE-506.113
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2013/2025(INI) Annual tax report: how to free the EU potential for economic growth
2013/03/06
ECON
9 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) - having regard to the conclusions of the Council of 12 February 2013 on the Alert Mechanism Report 20131,
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Member States to improve substantially their tax collection capacity, thereby generating additional resources to promote growth and jobs as laid down in EU 2020; moreover Member States would in this way contribute to the future elaboration of a European taxpayer's code based on good national practices;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Stresses that the transparency of taxation and the improvement of the situation in the field of tax evasion are inevitable, as the several billion EUR deficits deriving from them still threaten government incomes, and the non appropriate action in this field only further strengthens black economy and further weakens Europe's competitiveness;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Calls on the Member States to adopt the Savings directive, which would make it possible to eliminate tax loopholes as such;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 c (new) 20c. Calls on the Member States to improve their administrative cooperation in the area of direct taxation;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 d (new) 20d. Calls on the Commission to identify the areas where the EU regulation and the member state administrative cooperation could be improved in order to reduce tax fraud, including the appropriate use of the FISCALIS and CUSTOMS programs;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 e (new) 20e. Calls on the Member States - according to the Commission Action Plan to strengthen the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion-, to take part in the widest possible circle in the EU VAT forum;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 f (new) 20f. Calls on the Commission to put in place on short notice an appropriate monitoring and scoreboard system, which could control the accomplishment of the actions detailed in the 2012 Commission Action Plan to strengthen the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 g (new) 20g. Recalls on the Commission to provide more budgetary resources and staff to DG TAXUD to help it develop EU policies and proposals concerning double non-taxation, tax evasion and fraud;
source: PE-505.997
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