# Making public capital markets in the Union more attractive for companies and facilitating access to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises

European Parliament procedure 2022/0405(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee ECON). Stage: Procedure completed. 47 committee amendments tabled by 19 Members between 2023-07-11 and 2023-07-11.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier aims to make public capital markets more attractive for companies and facilitate SME access to capital. The amendments adjust the research unbundling rules, create a labelled 'issuer-sponsored research' category with a code of conduct and standards of independence overseen by ESMA, reduce the minimum free-float requirement, address admission to SME growth markets, and propose an EU research marketplace covering small and medium-sized companies.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA | Spain | RE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/237320.md |
| Stéphanie YON-COURTIN | France | RE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197581.md |
| Gilles BOYER | France | RE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197577.md |
| Claude GRUFFAT | France | Verts/ALE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204420.md |
| Johan VAN OVERTVELDT | Belgium | ECR | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125106.md |
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125046.md |
| Pedro MARQUES | Portugal | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197634.md |
| Margarida MARQUES | Portugal | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197638.md |
| Paul TANG | Netherlands | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125020.md |
| Eero HEINÄLUOMA | Finland | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197800.md |
| René REPASI | Germany | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/229839.md |
| Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA | Spain | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197679.md |
| Inese VAIDERE | Latvia | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28617.md |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1917.md |
| Danuta Maria HÜBNER | Poland | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96779.md |

## Official source documents

- PE751.683: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-751683_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2022-0405-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2022-0405-COD.json

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