Activities of Pasquale TRIDICO
Plenary speeches (8)
Order of business
The future of European competitiveness (debate)
The historic CJEU ruling on the Apple state aid case and its consequences (debate)
The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate)
Topical debate (Rule 169) - Taxing the super-rich to end poverty and reduce inequalities: EU support to the G20 Presidency’s proposal (topical debate)
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections (debate)
The outcome of the G20 Leaders' Summit (debate)
Promoting social dialogue and collective bargaining and the right to strike in the EU (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards VAT rules for the digital age
Written questions (24)
Need for a united and decisive legislative response to tackle homophobia in Europe
Plans to build a waste incineration plant with a capacity of 600 000 tonnes/year in Santa Palomba (9th administrative subdivision of Rome Capital)
Acciaierie d’Italia (formerly ILVA): state aid, environmental compatibility and protecting public health
The ‘Cannabis light’ amendment in Italy’s security bill and its compatibility with EU law
Italian Government’s moves against ‘gender ideology’ and respect for EU fundamental rights
Discriminatory and inconsistent award of sustainable mobility grants in Valle d’Aosta
Support from the Horizon Europe programme for Israeli companies involved in the ongoing genocide in Palestine
Compatibility of Italy’s draft security law with the principles of the rule of law and fundamental rights in the EU
Transposition of Directive (EU) 2016/343 in Italy and freedom of the press
Launch of European humanitarian corridors from Lebanon to the EU
Compliance of the Italy-Albania protocol with EU law
Contribution reductions provided for in the Cohesion Decree for employment of young people and women
Jobs under threat at SIAE Microelettronica SpA
Destruction of urban woodland in Gallarate (VA) and the Grow29 project
Waste management, clean-up and redevelopment of the Crotone-Cassano-Cerchiara site of national interest (SNI)
Protecting the rural development programme and the impact of Italy having decriminalised abuse of office: the case of Umbria
Educational inclusion and recognition of foreign qualifications for special-needs teachers
Incompatibility between the list of safe countries of origin made by the Italian Government and the criteria laid down in EU law
Question to the Commission on the Scala Coeli (CS) landfill case
Checking the conformity of the cohesion agreement signed between the Italian Government and Puglia Region with the EU’s guidelines on territorial cohesion
Providing EU resources and support to improve operating conditions for the Italian National Fire Brigade
Leaks, emergency management and lack of planning in Basilicata (Italy)
Port of Fiumicino – a substantial concession that has not been through a European tender process
Reform of the European economic governance framework and protecting health
Amendments (13)
Amendment 10 #
2024/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Banking Union (BU) encompasses the Single Supervisory Mechanism, the Single Resolution Mechanism and high minimum standards in the area of deposit insuranca European deposit guarantee scheme;
Amendment 65 #
2024/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Notes that the Union resolution framework is not a substitute for structural reforms in the banking sector, with the systemic risks to financial stability associated with institutions that are ‘too big to fail’ remaining; highlights, therefore, the importance of structural measures, such as the separation of investment banking from commercial banking and implementing stronger regulatory capital requirements;
Amendment 69 #
2024/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights that the development of common European safe assets would enhance stability in the banking sector;
Amendment 71 #
2024/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 104 #
2024/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for increasing financial inclusion by facing bank desertification and providing credit and financial services in geographic areas with a poor distribution of bank branches;
Amendment 108 #
2024/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on the European Commission to create additional incentives for banks to prioritise green financing, including tax credits and access to low-interest loans for sustainable projects, which can position European banks as leaders in financing the green transition;
Amendment 112 #
2024/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the adoption by co- legislators of the new banking package implementing Basel III standards in the EU; stresses that the Commission should evaluate thoroughly whether a dStresses that the EU should completelay in implementation is necessary to maintain the competitiveness of EU banks; welcomes, in this regard, the delegated act postponing the date of application of the new market risk framework by one year to 1 January 2026and without delay implement the Basel III reform;
Amendment 129 #
2024/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the average Common Equity Tier 1 ratio has remained at high levels, at 15.81 %, and that in order to facilitate financial inclusion and address the issue of bank desertification, the benefit provided by SMEs supporting factors should be enhanced by 50% for all credit exposures originated by the only operating bank in the municipality, whereby this policy would aim to ensure the presence of at least one bank branch in each municipality, thereby providing financial services and facilitating credit access to SMEs and green investments;
Amendment 136 #
2024/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Warns, however, of the gradual deterioration of asset quality, driven by commercial real-estate, small and medium-sized enterprises and consumer credit;
Amendment 154 #
2024/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the current levels of banking sector profitability may provide an opportunity for some Member States to implement additional targeted increases in macroprudential buffers and help to preserve banking sector resilience; emphasises the need to ensure consistent application of macroprudential supervision tools through greater coordination among competent authorities and to strengthen the role of the European Central Bank to facilitate the cross-border operations of banking groups and banking consolidation within the European Union;
Amendment 174 #
2024/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Highligths that there can be no such thing as a completed Banking Union without a macroprudential framework for non-bank financial intermediaries (’shadow banks’); highlights therefore the need for a European regulatory framework for NBFIs to ensure a level playing-field and support financial stability;
Amendment 229 #
2024/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the fact that the Commission’s proposal to establish a European deposit insurance scheme (EDIS) was published back in 2015, and that the landscape has changed significantl; regrets that EDIS has been delayed for almost a decade; recalls that EDIS is essential to safeguarding citizens' deposits and ensuring financial stability since then euro area;
Amendment 237 #
2024/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Stresses that establishing EDIS should be done with no conditionalities to limit bank exposures to sovereign debt, especially concerning countries with high public debt ratios;