# Green paper on retail financial services

European Parliament procedure 2016/2056(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee ECON / IMCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 348 committee amendments tabled by 44 Members between 2016-06-02 and 2016-06-29.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns the Green Paper on retail financial services. The amendments debate the development of the retail financial services market, cross-border activity, competition, concentration and consumer choice and protection; barriers such as language, distance selling and lack of trust; the impact of digitisation and fintech innovation on security, data protection, taxation and financial inclusion; and the position of SMEs, new entrants and the distinction between consumers and investors.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Alain CADEC | France | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96849.md |
| Sophia IN 'T VELD | Netherlands | RE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28266.md |
| Marisa MATIAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96820.md |
| Dita CHARANZOVÁ | Czechia | RE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124708.md |
| Sven GIEGOLD | Germany | Verts/ALE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96730.md |
| Sylvie GOULARD | France | ALDE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97137.md |
| Richard SULÍK | Slovakia | ECR | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124928.md |
| Barbara KAPPEL | Austria | ENF | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125024.md |
| Beatrix von STORCH | Germany | EFDD | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124825.md |
| Miguel VIEGAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125100.md |
| Antanas GUOGA | Lithuania | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124763.md |
| Fabio DE MASI | Germany | NI | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124858.md |
| Nils TORVALDS | Finland | RE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/114268.md |
| Matt CARTHY | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124986.md |

## Official source documents

- PE582.123: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/IMCO-AM-582123_EN.pdf
- PE585.531: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-585531_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2056-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2056-INI.json

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