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2005/2048(INI) European Central Bank ECB. 2004 annual report

Progress: Procedure rejected

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead ECON LAUK Kurt Joachim (icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54

Events

2005/07/05
   EP - Decision by Parliament
2005/07/04
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2005/06/20
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Documents
2005/06/20
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Documents
2005/06/15
   EP - Vote in committee
Details

The committee adopted the own-initiative report drawn up by Kurt LAUK ( EPP-ED , DE ) in response to the European Central Bank's annual report for 2004.

MEPs said that the ECB reacted correctly to economic and financial developments in 2004, while stressing that it should continue to be vigilant as to oil prices, residential property prices and to "the still prevailing excess liquidity". They praised the ECB's policy of "concentrating on its prime objective of maintaining price stability and, thereby, contributing to achieving sustained economic growth." The committee said that the relative economic weakness of the euro area was the result of a lack of structural reforms and the fact that fewer hours were worked in Europe than in other parts of the world.

The report welcomed the fact that the ECB had fully complied with the transparency provisions of the Treaty vis-à-vis the public and Parliament. The committee believed that the monetary dialogue between Parliament and the ECB had been a success. On the other hand, it urged the ECB to consider the possibility of publishing summary minutes, and called for the publication of a regional and cross-border review of trends similar to the US Federal Reserve's 'Beige Book'.

The committee confirmed its view that the ECB should exercise prudential supervision on the banking activities of the European Investment Bank. It also urged the ECB to remain very alert to the counterfeiting of euro notes and coins, as the volume of counterfeits increased by 7.8 % compared with 2003.

2005/05/31
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2005/05/12
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2005/03/07
   EP - LAUK Kurt Joachim (PPE-DE) appointed as rapporteur in ECON

Documents

Votes

Rapport Lauk A6-0203/2005 - am. 11 #

2005/07/05 Outcome: -: 350, +: 223, 0: 49
EL FR PT AT ES EE CY MT LU SE DK BE HU FI LV SI NL SK IE LT CZ DE IT PL GB
Total
22
68
19
17
48
5
6
4
4
15
11
19
20
13
9
7
24
13
10
12
21
80
54
49
72
icon: PSE PSE
179

Malta PSE

2

Luxembourg PSE

For (1)

1

Slovenia PSE

For (1)

1

Ireland PSE

1

Lithuania PSE

2

Czechia PSE

2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
36

Austria Verts/ALE

2

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Belgium Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Abstain (1)

3

Italy Verts/ALE

Against (1)

2

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

4
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
32

Greece GUE/NGL

2

France GUE/NGL

3

Portugal GUE/NGL

2

Spain GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

1

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2

Sweden GUE/NGL

2

Finland GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

For (1)

2

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

1
icon: NI NI
23

Austria NI

2

Belgium NI

3

Slovakia NI

Against (1)

Abstain (1)

2

Czechia NI

Against (1)

1

Italy NI

Against (1)

2

United Kingdom NI

3
icon: UEN UEN
22

Denmark UEN

Against (1)

1

Ireland UEN

3

Lithuania UEN

2
icon: IND/DEM IND/DEM
27

Greece IND/DEM

Against (1)

1

France IND/DEM

Abstain (1)

1

Denmark IND/DEM

Against (1)

1

Netherlands IND/DEM

2

Ireland IND/DEM

Against (1)

1

Czechia IND/DEM

Against (1)

1
icon: ALDE ALDE
75
2

Estonia ALDE

Against (2)

2

Cyprus ALDE

Against (1)

1

Sweden ALDE

2

Hungary ALDE

Against (1)

1

Latvia ALDE

Against (1)

1

Slovenia ALDE

2

Ireland ALDE

Against (1)

1
icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE
228

Cyprus PPE-DE

Against (1)

3

Malta PPE-DE

Against (2)

2

Luxembourg PPE-DE

2

Denmark PPE-DE

Against (1)

1

Latvia PPE-DE

For (1)

3

Slovenia PPE-DE

4

Ireland PPE-DE

4

Lithuania PPE-DE

2

History

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