Activities of Harald ETTL related to 2007/2201(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Competition: Sector inquiry on retail banking - Retail Financial Services in the Single Market (debate)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that competition policy is a powerful tool for completing the internal market but that aiming for more competition should not lead to weakened risk management in the banking sector and endanger the stability of a particularly crucial and strategic sector of the world economy; emphasises that consumer confidence is essential for the further development of financial services, and that promoting consumer information on financial services is necessary to strengthen the role of consumers as market participants;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges that the simplification of financial service regulations and the dismantling of barriers to customer mobility should not lead to lower standards of consumer protection in the Member States;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of reliable data for banks to grant credits, accessible on a fair and transparent basis; insists nevertheless on the necessity to protect consumers' personal data; requests the Commission to make proposals for the interoperability of data registers while respecting consumers' private lives and rights of access and rectification; calls for immediate and compulsory notification of borrowers regarding any cross-border credit data enquiries, to guarantee data protection as effectively as possible;