# 2011 discharge: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

European Parliament procedure 2012/2209(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 7th term, committee CONT / ECON). Stage: Procedure completed. 18 committee amendments tabled by 10 Members between 2013-01-30 and 2013-02-27.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the 2011 discharge for the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The amendments postpone the discharge and closure of accounts, address matching budget and posts to tasks, low budgetary implementation and planning problems, the Authority's role in implementing financial regulation, reviewing its mixed financing arrangement to safeguard independence, transparency of recruitment, avoiding additional bureaucracy, and explanations sought before the Court of Auditors and Parliament's committees.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werner LANGEN | Germany | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1928.md |
| Elisa FERREIRA | Portugal | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28308.md |
| Olle SCHMIDT | Sweden | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4274.md |
| Nils TORVALDS | Finland | RE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/114268.md |
| Elena BĂSESCU | Romania | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96814.md |
| Philip BRADBOURN | United Kingdom | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4540.md |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | RE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96940.md |
| Sven GIEGOLD | Germany | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96730.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Hans-Peter MARTIN | Austria | NI | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4238.md |

## Official source documents

- PE497.885: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-497.885+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE504.188: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.188+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2209-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2209-DEC.json

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