Activities of Wolf KLINZ related to 2007/2201(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Competition: Sector inquiry on retail banking - Retail Financial Services in the Single Market (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Requests the Commission to work on facilitating customers mobility in order for consumers to have the choice to change operator, thus reinforcing a healthy competition between operators; wants to see the continuity of service to be ensured even when closing a current account or changing providers and to avoid any double servicefrictionless provision of services when changing providers;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends low or non-existent closing costs in order to encourage mobility and competition; requests the Commission to definencourages the industry to provide best practice on swift and efficient procedures for account switching, taking into account both the duration of the procedure and the costs associated with it; is of the opinion that to switch current accounts should not cause any harm to customers; is against any unnecessary contractual links impeding customers' mobility;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends the creation of a single European prospectusstandard for providers to describeing information to the customer by the supplier on their basic products, related costs and conditions in order to allow an easy and transparent comparison that tied products do not allow at the moment; recommends the setting up of an independent European controller to guarantee the quality of the information provided as well as a Europe-wide research engine to allow easy and free cross-border comparison;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is of the opinion that decentralised banking networks such as saving and cooperative banks guaranteehave played an important role in the continuity of financial markets even in smaller and remote markets; stresses that pluralistic banking markets and diversity of providers enhance competition throughout the EU banking market while ensuring the financing of the local economy and facilitating access to financial services for all customers;