7 Amendments of Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA related to 2012/2040(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that in the current crisis it is essential to take action to boost economic growth and job creation and restimulate consumption. While the digital market provides a great opportunity to achieve these objectives, the European Union must for this purpose be in a position to establish a full digital internal market. It is vital to demolish existing obstacles on the one hand and boost consumer confidence on the other; in this connection, the existence of a neutral and safe European single market for card, internet and mobile payments facilitating free competition and innovation is essential for the achievement of a genuine single digital market and could greatly contribute to increasing consumer confidence;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that the development of transparent, safe and effective payment systems in the European digital market is essential to ensure a genuine digital economy and facilitate cross-border e- commerce;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recognises in this connection that the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) is a cornerstone for the creation of an integrated European payments market and should serve as a basis for developing it and making it more innovative and competitive;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. welcomes the provisions in the new Consumer Rights Directive with respect to additional payments and the ban on exceeding fees for the use of means of payment, which will contribute to the confidence of consumers when shopping online; calls however on the Commission to continue its efforts with respect to the creation of a level playing field in the area of card, internet and mobile payments, benefitting consumers and businesses alike in a Digital Single Market;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that, in this connection, measures should be taken to halt frequent discrimination against European consumers whose payments for cross- border online transactions are not accepted because of their provenance;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that care must be taken to ensure that any such measures always comply with the principles of free competition and free market entry and access, taking account of future technological innovations in this sector so as to adapt to future developments and consistently promoting and facilitating innovation and competitiveness;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that domestic and cross-border multilateral interchange fees in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) should be harmonised and progressively banned by a fixed deadline and that, in parallel,in such a way as to respect the free market and European competition rules and encourage market transparency so as to ensure that consumers are not overcharged. In parallel, calls for the unfair treatment of consumers in the form of surcharges, rebatehidden costs and other use of steering practices shouldlimiting or restricting consumer choice to be progressively banned as well, paving the way for a more transparent, accessible and, in the eyes of consumers, trustworthy European single market of payments;