# European Banking Authority (EBA): location of the seat

European Parliament procedure 2017/0326(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee AFCO / BUDG / ECON). Stage: Procedure completed. 22 committee amendments tabled by 14 Members between 2018-01-30 and 2018-03-22.

## What the amendments focus on

Legislative dossier on the location of the seat of the European Banking Authority (EBA). Amendments address the relocation to Paris and synergies with ESMA, the involvement of the European Parliament in defining and weighting selection criteria, the Council's voting procedure decided by draw, geographical distribution among Member States, and the readiness of premises in the context of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the Union.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sander LOONES | Belgium | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/128717.md |
| Pirkko RUOHONEN-LERNER | Finland | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/132366.md |
| Miguel VIEGAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125100.md |
| Olle LUDVIGSSON | Sweden | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96673.md |
| Neena GILL | United Kingdom | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4533.md |
| Paul TANG | Netherlands | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125020.md |
| Elmar BROK | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1263.md |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |
| Marie-Pierre VIEU | France | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/188721.md |
| Manuel dos SANTOS | Portugal | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21918.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28586.md |
| Jakob von WEIZSÄCKER | Germany | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124840.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |

## Official source documents

- PE616.850: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-616850_EN.pdf
- PE618.175: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-618176_EN.pdf
- PE619.350: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-619350_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-0326-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-0326-COD.json

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