# Green Paper on retail financial services in the Single Market

European Parliament procedure 2007/2287(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee ECON / IMCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 117 committee amendments tabled by 24 Members between 2008-03-12 and 2008-03-17.

## What the amendments focus on

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.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Othmar KARAS | Austria | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4246.md |
| Gianni PITTELLA | Italy | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4436.md |
| Sahra WAGENKNECHT | Germany | GUE/NGL | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28250.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |
| Ieke van den BURG | Netherlands | PSE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4483.md |
| Olle SCHMIDT | Sweden | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4274.md |
| Gunnar HÖKMARK | Sweden | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28124.md |
| Antolín SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO | Spain | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28295.md |
| Jean-Paul GAUZÈS | France | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28193.md |
| Heide RÜHLE | Germany | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4294.md |
| Harald ETTL | Austria | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2286.md |
| Pervenche BERÈS | France | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1985.md |
| Jonathan EVANS | United Kingdom | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4549.md |
| Maria MATSOUKA | Greece | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28575.md |
| Wolfgang BULFON | Austria | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37761.md |

## Official source documents

- PE402.884: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-402.884+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE404.445: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-404.445+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2007-2287-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2007-2287-INI.json

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