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6 Amendments of Sahra WAGENKNECHT related to 2007/2201(INI)

Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas access to basic banking services is a social right, and the EU and each Member State must ensure that everyone is able to open an account,
2008/03/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. considering the importanceat the task of EU competition policy for the completion of the internal market and the good functioning of a real levelshould be to counter the current trend towards concentrations in the Member States’ banking sectors and among providers of playing field for all actorment settlement services,
2008/03/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that socially- or member- oriented financial institutions make an indispensable contribution to a social Europe and to the stability of financial markets; takes the view that cooperation between individual savings and cooperative banks does not restrict competition, but that competition is fostered by the existence of publicly- owned and cooperative banking groups; takes the view that European competition policy must not directly or indirectly discriminate against the business model of the more socially-oriented financial institutions;
2008/03/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to carry out a study on access to basic financial services in the European Union and to develop best practice on improving the level of account provision and tackling the problem of people not having an account;
2008/03/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Takes the view that the protection of customers’ personal data and consumers’ rights of access and rectification must be improved throughout Europe, before mutual access to credit registers and cross-border data sharing are made easier;
2008/03/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to investigate whether transposition of the Directive on payment services in the internal market is reducing the number of providers of payment settlement services and immediately to take steps if major providers develop a monopoly position that could reduce competition;
2008/03/26
Committee: ECON