6 Amendments of Marek BELKA related to 2020/2023(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes it to be in both Parties’ mutual interests to establish an ambitious and reliable future economic partnership covering a wide number of sectors; underlines that, in any case, a level playing field must be ensured and EU standards safeguarded in order to avoid a ‘race to the bottom’ and the acquisition of unfair competitive advantages through the undercutting of levels of protection or other regulatory divergences; considers that any future framework should safeguard fair competition, investor and consumer protection, and the integrity of the single market, while respecting the EU’s regulatory regime and decision- making autonomy;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls, in the context of financial services, that passporting rights, which are based on mutual recognition and harmonised prudential rules in the internal market, will cease to apply between the EU and the UK at the end of the transitional period; underlines that, thereafter, access to the European financial market must be based on equivalence decisions made within the EU’s legal framework, as well as on reciprocity principle to grant the EU financial institutions an undisturbed access to appropriate market infrastructure, including CCPs, in the UK;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Emphasizes the need for further deep cooperation and transparency in the area of tax fraud and money laundering between the EU and the UK; underlines the need for the UK and its overseas territories to comply with international and EU standards in these matters; recalls, in this context, the existence of the EU list of third countries with strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing frameworks as well as the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Defends the need to extend the transition period, especially in light of the current economic, social and health crisis caused by the coronavirus; in order to allow enough time to conclude the negotiations on a comprehensive future partnership, while safeguarding citizens’ rights, legal certainty and economic and financial stability.
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Reminds that the liquidity of Member States' bonds market as well as liquidity of exchange of national currencies of non-euro zone Member States have been relying on the infrastructure offered by investment banks in the UK; mentions that as it is banned in many of EU legal systems to conduct primary trading of state bonds in third countries, there is an important need to take the abovementioned issue into consideration in the new EU-UK partnership negotiations;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Strongly believes that the UK should adhere to the evolving standards on taxation and anti-money laundering legislation within the EU acquis as well as worldwide, including tax transparency, the exchange of information on tax matters and anti-tax avoidance measures, and, in order to guarantee a fruitful and trust-based mutual cooperation, should address the respective situations of its Overseas Territories, its Sovereign Base Areas and its Crown Dependencies and their non- compliance with EU good governance criteria and transparency requirements; Recalls, in this context, the existence of the EU list of third countries with strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing frameworks as well as the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions;