# Enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax

European Parliament procedure 2012/0298(APP) (APP - Consent procedure, 7th term, committee ECON). Stage: Procedure completed. 28 committee amendments tabled by 12 Members between 2012-11-22 and 2012-11-22.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns enhanced cooperation in the area of a financial transaction tax. The amendments split between consenting to and declining consent for the Council decision, debating whether enhanced cooperation respects the rights and obligations of non-participating Member States and the internal market, the effects of FTT on financial markets and growth, the risk of trading migrating to other jurisdictions, the need for an impact assessment, and openness to all Member States under Article 328 TFEU.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olle SCHMIDT | Sweden | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4274.md |
| Philippe DE BACKER | Belgium | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/109337.md |
| Astrid LULLING | Luxembourg | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1186.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |
| Gunnar HÖKMARK | Sweden | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28124.md |
| Marisa MATIAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96820.md |
| Jürgen KLUTE | Germany | GUE/NGL | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96769.md |
| Emilie TURUNEN | Denmark | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96703.md |
| Nils TORVALDS | Finland | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/114268.md |
| Burkhard BALZ | Germany | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96997.md |
| Sharon BOWLES | United Kingdom | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33570.md |
| Sławomir NITRAS | Poland | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96794.md |

## Official source documents

- PE500.430: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-500.430+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-0298-APP · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-0298-APP.json

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