# Virtual currencies

European Parliament procedure 2016/2007(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee ECON / IMCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 169 committee amendments tabled by 37 Members between 2016-03-22 and 2016-03-30.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative dossier concerns virtual currencies. The amendments revise recitals and provisions defining virtual currencies (VCs) and distributed ledger technology (DLT), referencing Bitcoin, the FATF guidance and the EBA, addressing transaction costs for payments and cross-border remittances, financial inclusion, the resilience of payment systems and micropayments, volatility and speculation, control by national central banks, the role of cash, and risks such as money laundering, terrorist financing and tax fraud.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antanas GUOGA | Lithuania | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124763.md |
| Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO | Italy | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124828.md |
| Ashley FOX | United Kingdom | ECR | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96957.md |
| Petr JEŽEK | Czechia | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124707.md |
| Miguel VIEGAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125100.md |
| Fabio DE MASI | Germany | NI | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124858.md |
| Renato SORU | Italy | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124860.md |
| Molly SCOTT CATO | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124942.md |
| Andrea COZZOLINO | Italy | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96880.md |
| Liisa JAAKONSAARI | Finland | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96684.md |
| Nicola DANTI | Italy | RE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124821.md |
| Kaja KALLAS | Estonia | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124697.md |
| Marc TARABELLA | Belgium | NI | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/29579.md |
| Bernard MONOT | France | EFDD | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124761.md |
| Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ | Hungary | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/102886.md |

## Official source documents

- PE578.805: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/IMCO-AM-578805_EN.pdf
- PE580.442: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-580442_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2007-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2007-INI.json

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