5 Amendments of Jonás FERNÁNDEZ related to 2018/2102(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that competition policy is in itself a means of safeguarding European democracy, in that it prevents the overconcentration of economic and financial power in the hands of a few, which would undermine the ability of Europe’s political authorities to act independently of major industrial and banking groups;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that current and savings accounts should not incur commissions for users unless they are linked to specific services;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the Commission's proposal on laying down rules on the taxation of the digital economy; stresses that the global nature of the digital economy, reflects the importance of finding international solutions and common tax rules to the taxation of the digital economy; calls on the Commission to continue its efforts within international fora, namely with the OECD, to find such an agreement;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points to the discrepancies between the rules on state aid in the area of liquidation aid and the resolution regime under the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD); points out that in two recent cases, in spite of the Single Resolution Board’s (SRB) conclusions that resolution could not be justified on the grounds of public interest, the Commission approved state aid on the basis that it would mitigate economic disturbance at a regional level, thereby demonstrating two distinct interpretations of public interestout that rules for precautionary recapitalization need to be clarified; urges the Commission, therefore, to reconsider its interpretation ofreview the relevant state aid rules in a manner consistent with the BRRD and to revise its 2013 Banking Communication accordingly, including the area of liquidation aidand BRRD provisions to ensure consistency;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Expresses its concern that growing concentration in the financial sector may reduce the degree of competition in the sector, and is also concerned at the lack of a genuine internal banking market and continuing fragmentation into national markets;