Procedure
Green Paper on retail financial services in the Single Market
Subjects: Free movement of capital · Securities and financial markets, stock exchange, CIUTS, investments · Banks and credit · Consumers' economic and legal interests
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): KARAS Othmar (PPE-DE)
Summary
Own-initiative report on the Green Paper on retail financial services in the Single Market. The amendments address cross-border financial services for consumers and small businesses, the local nature of retail banking, consumer protection and mobility, targeted full harmonisation versus mutual recognition, a possible '28th legal framework' such as the Common Reference Framework, product standardisation and comparability, and supervision of cross-border retail financial groups.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled12 Mar 2008 – 17 Mar 2008
- Procedure completed
117
Amendments
distinct, in window
24
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committees
12 Mar 2008 – 17 Mar 2008
Dates
Official amendment documents
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Members who amended this procedure
24 Members · by amendment count1
Othmar KARAS
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇦🇹 Austria
17(17 solo)
2Gianni PITTELLA
Socialists & Democrats · 🇮🇹 Italy
13(13 solo)
3Sahra WAGENKNECHT
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇩🇪 Germany
10(10 solo)
4Wolf KLINZ
ALDE · 🇩🇪 Germany
8(7 solo)
5Ieke van den BURG
PSE · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
6(6 solo)
6Olle SCHMIDT
ALDE · 🇸🇪 Sweden
5(4 solo)
7Gunnar HÖKMARK
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇸🇪 Sweden
5(5 solo)
8Antolín SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO
Socialists & Democrats · 🇪🇸 Spain
4(4 solo)
9Jean-Paul GAUZÈS
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇷 France
4(4 solo)
10Heide RÜHLE
Greens / EFA · 🇩🇪 Germany
4(4 solo)
11Harald ETTL
PSE · 🇦🇹 Austria
4(4 solo)
12Pervenche BERÈS
Socialists & Democrats · 🇫🇷 France
4
13Jonathan EVANS
PPE-DE · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
4
14Maria MATSOUKA
PSE · 🇬🇷 Greece
4(4 solo)
15Wolfgang BULFON
PSE · 🇦🇹 Austria
4(4 solo)
16Zsolt László BECSEY
PPE-DE · 🇭🇺 Hungary
3(3 solo)
17Cornelis VISSER
PPE-DE · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
1(1 solo)
18Christian EHLER
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
1(1 solo)
19Sharon BOWLES
ALDE · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1(1 solo)
20Udo BULLMANN
Socialists & Democrats · 🇩🇪 Germany
1(1 solo)
21Alexander RADWAN
PPE-DE · 🇩🇪 Germany
1(1 solo)
22Donata GOTTARDI
PSE · 🇮🇹 Italy
1(1 solo)
23John PURVIS
PPE-DE · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1(1 solo)
24Marianne THYSSEN
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇧🇪 Belgium
1(1 solo)
The amendments, in full text
117 amendmentsEvery amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.
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