# Further development of the Capital Markets Union (CMU): improving access to capital market finance, in particular by SMEs, and further enabling retail investor participation

European Parliament procedure 2020/2036(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee ECON). Stage: Procedure completed. 336 committee amendments tabled by 45 Members between 2020-07-17 and 2020-07-17.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the further development of the Capital Markets Union (CMU), including access to capital market finance for SMEs and retail investor participation. Amendments address diversifying financing options for companies and citizens, turning savers into investors, financial stability and investor protection, environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, covered bonds and European Secured Notes, a euro area safe asset, and the impact of COVID-19 on SMEs.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125046.md |
| Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN | Denmark | Verts/ALE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197573.md |
| Alfred SANT | Malta | S&D | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124781.md |
| Eero HEINÄLUOMA | Finland | S&D | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197800.md |
| Stéphanie YON-COURTIN | France | RE | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197581.md |
| Olivier CHASTEL | Belgium | RE | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197463.md |
| Gilles BOYER | France | RE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197577.md |
| Ivars IJABS | Latvia | RE | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197624.md |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/202073.md |
| Costas MAVRIDES | Cyprus | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124691.md |
| Billy KELLEHER | Ireland | RE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197818.md |
| Engin EROGLU | Germany | RE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197430.md |
| Johan VAN OVERTVELDT | Belgium | ECR | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125106.md |
| Caroline NAGTEGAAL | Netherlands | RE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/190519.md |
| Danuta Maria HÜBNER | Poland | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96779.md |

## Official source documents

- PE654.028: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-654028_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2036-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2036-INI.json

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