Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2017/2066(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Action plan on retail financial services (short presentation) EL
Amendments (8)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
– having regard to the Protocol (No 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of national parliaments in the European Union,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)
Citation 21 b (new)
– having regard to the Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the Commission Action Plan on consumer financial services as a means of addressing some of the challenges raised by Parliament in its report on the Green Paper on retail financial services, with the aim of striving towards a genuine technology-enabled single market for retail financial services, while protecting consumers, lowering prices and fighting against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the three main strands of work identified by the Commission for the remaining years of the current mandate are worth pursuing; believes, nevertheless, that several concerns raised by Parliament last year in its report on the Green Paper on retail financial services have not yet been credibly addressed by the Commission in its Action Plan;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers a high level of consumer protection and transparency key tothe most decisive factor for the development of a single market in retail financial services; believes the enforcement of EU and national financial consumer legislation needs to be strengthened across all Member States;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. StressUrges that addressing consumer over-indebtedness linked to credit activities must be given priority if the Commission aims to explore ways of facilitating cross- border access to loansimmediate priority;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Asks the Commission to assess carefully whether national rules and practices are motivated by consumer protection concerns; underlines that the dismantling of national barriers should not be to the detriment ofe need for national rules regarding consumer protection;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates the need for the Commission to identify and remove regulatory barriers to the use of pan- European electronic signature systems for subscribing to financial services, thereby facilitating EU- wide cross-border digital onboarding, without affecting the level of security of existing systems or their ability to comply with the requirements of the Fourth Anti- Money Laundering Directive;