# 2015 discharge: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

European Parliament procedure 2016/2188(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT / ECON). Stage: Procedure completed. 49 committee amendments tabled by 16 Members between 2017-01-17 and 2017-03-07.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the 2015 discharge for the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The amendments alternate between granting and postponing the Executive Director's discharge and the closure of accounts, and address outstanding Court of Auditors comments, carry-overs of appropriations, gender and geographical balance, conflict-of-interest declarations and publication of Board members' CVs, ESMA's mandate, consumer protection, proportionality, and the review of ESMA's financing arrangement including fees on market participants.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sven GIEGOLD | Germany | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96730.md |
| Barbara KAPPEL | Austria | ENF | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125024.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ | Romania | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124790.md |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Anneliese DODDS | United Kingdom | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124969.md |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1917.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.md |
| Werner LANGEN | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1928.md |
| Neena GILL | United Kingdom | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4533.md |
| Sander LOONES | Belgium | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/128717.md |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |

## Official source documents

- PE597.474: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-597474_EN.pdf
- PE600.887: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-600887_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2188-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2188-DEC.json

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