5 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2016/0182(COD)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) To achieve this objective, and following a cross-party initiative of the European Parliament, the Commission initiated at the end of 2011 a pilot project aimed at providing grants to support the development of a financial expertise centre to the benefit of consumers, other end- users and stakeholders representing their interests and to enhance their capacity to participate in Union policy making in the field of financial services. The main policy objectives were to ensure that Union policy-makers, when initiating new legislation, would be provided with views other than those expressed by the financial sector professionals, that the interests of consumers and other financial services end-users would be reflected in that legislation, that the wider public is better informed about issues at stake in financial regulation and that the participation of consumers, is enhanced in Union policy- making in the area of financial services, resulting in well- balanced legislation.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Continuing funding of Finance Watch and Better Finance for the period 2017-2020 along the same lines as for the preparatory action would ensure that the positive impacts of the activities of those organisations assessed so far are maintained. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme should be based on the average actual costs incurred by each beneficiary between 2012 and 2015. The co-funding rate should remain unchanged. Should the programme and corresponding funding be extended to a period beyond the 2017 - 2020 period and other credible actors emerge, the call for applicants should be open to any other potentially qualifying organisations that fulfil the criteria;
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Every year before 31 Dec0 November, each beneficiary should submit a description of activities planned for the following year to achieve the policy objectives of the Programme. Those activities should be described in detail, including their objectives, expected results and impact, estimated costs and timeframe as well as relevant indicators to assess them.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. In order to benefit from the Programme, these beneficiaries shall remain non-governmental, non-profit- making legal entities, independent of industry, commerce or business. They shall have no other conflicting interests and represent through their members the interests of Union consumers and other end-users in the field of financial services. In order to comply with the requirements set in Article 1(2), their activities shall aim at covering as large a number of Member States as possible. The Commission shall ensure continued compliance with these criteria for the duration of the Programme by including them in the annual work programmes referred to in Article 7 and by assessing annually whether the beneficiaries meet these criteria before awarding the action grants referred to in Article 4.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. No later than twelve months before the end of the Programme, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council an evaluation report on the achievement of the Programme's objectives. That report shall appraise the overall relevance and added value of the Programme, the effectiveness and efficiency of its execution and the overall and individual effectiveness of the beneficiaries' performance in terms of achievements of the objectives set out in Article 2. The report shall also evaluate the feasibility of prolonging the programme to a new funding period, while ensuring that this potential prolongation includes an open call for other potentially qualifying organisations to participate;