Activities of Costas MAVRIDES related to 2019/2129(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
European Central Bank - annual report 2018 (debate)
European Central Bank - annual report 2018 (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the European Central Bank Annual Report for 2018
Amendments (7)
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of facilitating the access to credit for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs), in particular in the light of the slow improvement in their financial situation; calls for further efforts to ensure the financing of the real economy;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
- The deepening of the European Monetary Union, including a fiscal capacity for the euro area able to providing a counter-cyclical stabilisation function, namely the unemployment reinsurance scheme, supported by the [incoming] President of the European Commission;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
- The completion of the banking union, including the implementation of the backstop for the Single Resolution Fund and a fully mutualised European deposit insurance scheme that would reduce risks, promote fair competition, facilitate the expansion of pan-European banking and reinforce the stability of the euro area as a whole;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the negative effects on banks’ net interest income have been counterbalanced so far by the benefits from more bank lending and lower costs for provisions and losses; notes that banks’ profitability has increased steadily since 2012, with return on equity surpassing 6% since 2017.
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is extremely worried about the risks due to the delay in setting up the banking union, and calls for the swift completion of the banking union with a fully mutualised European deposit guarantee scheme and the implementation of the backstop to the Single Resolution Fund;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 14 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls for accelerated steps to implement a true safe asset for the euro area;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that the particular operating principles and the specific mission of the cooperative and mutual banks should be respected and reflected in ECB policies and approaches;