# 2019 discharge: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

European Parliament procedure 2020/2176(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 9th term, committee ECON). Stage: Procedure completed. 29 committee amendments tabled by 22 Members between 2021-01-08 and 2021-01-08.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the 2019 discharge for the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The amendments welcome the Authority's coordinated supervisory role and its work on the Green Deal and the Paris Agreement; they raise concern over reliance on consultants and interim staff, conflict-of-interest and revolving-door issues, proportionality, cross-financing from fees on credit rating agencies and trade repositories, and inquiries into dividend arbitrage schemes and the BaFin/FREP role in Wirecard.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA | Spain | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197679.md |
| José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL | Spain | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1992.md |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28223.md |
| Eva MAYDELL | Bulgaria | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/98341.md |
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40599.md |
| Csaba MOLNÁR | Hungary | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124722.md |
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125046.md |
| Paul TANG | Netherlands | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125020.md |
| Danuta Maria HÜBNER | Poland | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96779.md |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/202073.md |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1917.md |
| Stasys JAKELIŪNAS | Lithuania | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197837.md |
| Inese VAIDERE | Latvia | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28617.md |
| Stéphanie YON-COURTIN | France | RE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197581.md |
| Gilles BOYER | France | RE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197577.md |

## Official source documents

- PE660.358: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-660358_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2176-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2176-DEC.json

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