8 Amendments of Jakob von WEIZSÄCKER related to 2017/2072(INI)
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Banking Union remains incomplete without the introduction of a common deposit insurance and a Bank Structural Reform in the spirit of the Liikanen Report to effectively address the too-big-to-fail problem and to safeguard taxpayers and depositors;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas a proper clean-up of bank balance sheets after the crisis has been delayed, still hampering economic growth;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas overall the capital and liquidity ratios of EU banks have slightly improved over the last year while many banks, including several large banks, remain significantly undercapitalised;whereas risks to financial stability remain;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
E c. whereas current favourable economic conditions constitute a window of opportunity to push necessary reforms to complete the Banking Union;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its concerns about the high level of non-performing loans (NPLs) in certain jurisdictions; agrees with the Commission that ‘Member States and banks themselves have a primary responsibility in tackling non-performing loans’4 ; welcomes, nonetheless, the work done by different EU institutions and bodies on this issue; calls on these actors and the Member States to duly implement the Council conclusions of 11 July 2017 on the action plan to tackle non-performing loans in Europe; welcomes the ECB’s intention to accelerate the clean-up of bank balance sheets and calls for a concerted effort to find a legally sound and practical way to get there without further delay; _________________ 4 Commission communication on completing the Banking Union, 11 October 2017, p. 15 (COM(2017)0592).
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for European oversight of large Central Counterparties (CCPs) based on an architecture similar to that of the Banking Union;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Regrets the withdrawal of the Bank Structural Reform file by the European Commission and calls for a renewed attempt to implement the findings of the Liikanen report and to introduce a reversal of the burden of proof regarding the risks contained in the balance sheets of the largest global banks;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that a similar architecture to the Single Resolution Mechanism and Single Resolution Fund is required for Central Counterparties (CCPs) given their interconnectedness with systematically important banks and the cross-border implications of any resolution actions;