8 Amendments of Inese VAIDERE related to 2016/0182(COD)
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Both organisations provided added value both to the sum of activities of their national members and to Union consumers in a way that national consumer advocacy groups were unable to deliver. National organisations dealing with all kinds of consumers' issues lack technical expertise in policy areas related to financial services. In addition, no other similar organisations have been identified at Union level so far. TAlthough the evaluation also showed that no other applicant responded to the successive yearly calls for proposal since 2012, which tends to show that no other organisation is currently able to carry out similar Union- wide activities, after the end of 2017-2020 period, the programme should be open for other potential beneficiaries if they meet the requirements of the programme.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Every year before 31 Dec0 November, each beneficiary should submit a description of activities planned for the following year to achieve the policy objectives of the Programme. Those activities should be described in detail, including their objectives, expected results and impact, estimated costs and timeframe as well as relevant indicators to assess them.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) engaging with end-users in the area of financial services in order to identify issues relevant for the Union policy making;
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) awareness and dissemination activities, including to a wide audience of non-experts and end-users in the area of financial services;
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) activities reinforcing the interactions between the members of the organisations referred to in Article 3 and advocacy activities, particularly, fostering the positions of those members at Union level.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. In order to benefit from the Programme, these beneficiaries shall remain non-governmental, non-profit- making legal entities, independent of industry, commerce or business. They shall have no other conflicting interests and represent through their members the interests of Union consumers and other end-users in the field of financial services. Their activities should aim to cover the interests of relevant consumers and end- users in as many Member States as possible. The beneficiaries shall strive to ensure balanced geographical coverage within the Union. The Commission shall ensure continued compliance with these criteria for the duration of the Programme by including them in the annual work programmes referred to in Article 7 and by assessing annually whether the beneficiaries meet these criteria before awarding the action grants referred to in Article 4.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. In order to benefit from the Programme, the beneficiaries shall submit every year before 31 Dec0 November to the Commission a proposal describing the activities referred to in Article 1 planned for the following year.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. No later than twelvesixteen months before the end of the Programme, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council an evaluation report on the achievement of the Programme's objectives. That report shall appraise the overall relevance and added value of the Programme, the effectiveness and efficiency of its execution, including quantitative indicators such as activities in Member States, and the overall and individual effectiveness of the beneficiaries' performance in terms of achievements of the objectives set out in Article 2. The report should assess the possible prolongation of the programme beyond 2020 taking into account that after this period the programme should be subject to an open call procedure to select the beneficiaries.