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Digital operational resilience

Opinion
Adopted on 24/02/2021
Reference: 
ECO/536-EESC-2020
Referral: 
COM(2020) 595 final 2020/0266 CODCOM(2020) 596 final 2020/0268 COD
Rapporteur: 
Antonio GARCÍA DEL RIEGO (Employers - GR I / Spain)
Plenary session: 
558 -
Feb 24, 2021 Feb 25, 2021

Le CESE estime que, pour affronter les défis et les risques découlant de la transformation numérique, la réglementation des fournisseurs de technologies, la protection des consommateurs, l’octroi d’un accès aux services financiers, la résilience opérationnelle et la sécurité des réseaux et des systèmes d’information sont indispensables à la création du marché unique numérique des services financiers. En ce qui concerne les crypto-actifs, le CESE convient les diverses mesures prévues pour adapter la réglementation, qui sont nécessaires pour moderniser les services financiers, sans perdre de vue la protection des consommateurs ni les règles prudentielles.

EESC opinion: Digital operational resilience

Crypto assets and distributed ledger technology

Opinion
Adopted on 24/02/2021
Reference: 
ECO/535-EESC-2020-04982
Referral: 
COM(2020) 593 final 2020/0265 CODCOM(2020) 593 final 2020/0265 CODCOM(2020) 594 final 2020/0267 COD
Rapporteur: 
Giuseppe GUERINI (Diversity Europe - GR III / Italy)
Plenary session: 
558 -
Feb 24, 2021 Feb 25, 2021

The EESC considers that in addressing the challenges and risks associated with digital transformation, regulation for technology providers, protecting consumers, granting access to financial services, operational resilience and security of network and information systems are crucial for creating the Digital Single Market for financial services. As concerns crypto assets, the EESC endorses the various regulatory adjustment measures envisaged which are needed to modernise financial services, without losing sight of consumer protection and prudential rules.

 

EESC opinion: Crypto assets and distributed ledger technology

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A Capital Markets Union for people and businesses – new action plan

Opinion
Adopted on 24/02/2021
Reference: 
ECO/533-EESC-2020
Referral: 
COM(2020) 590 final COM(2020) 590 final
Rapporteur: 
Pierre BOLLON (Employers - GR I / France)
Plenary session: 
558 -
Feb 24, 2021 Feb 25, 2021

The EESC welcomes the new action plan on Capital Markets Union (CMU) and approves all of the 16 actions proposed by the Commission, but stresses the importance of prioritising and coordinating the initiatives (with concrete milestones to measure progress), emphasises those that it deems most essential and makes targeted complementary proposals. The EESC argues for two key priorities: 1) to improve the efficiency of the CMU by creating the European Single Access point, by applying a single rule-book and by simplifying withholding tax relief at source procedures and 2) implement proposals aimed at facilitating a shift long-term savings towards long-term investments.

 

EESC opinion: A Capital Markets Union for people and businesses – new action plan

Digital Finance Strategy for the EU

Opinion
Adopted on 24/02/2021
Reference: 
ECO/534-EESC-2020-04935
Referral: 
COM(2020) 591 final
Rapporteur: 
Petru Sorin DANDEA (Workers - GR II / Romania)
Co-rapporteur: 
Jörg Freiherr FRANK VON FÜRSTENWERTH (Employers - GR I/Germany)
Plenary session: 
558 -
Feb 24, 2021 Feb 25, 2021

The EESC considers that in addressing the challenges and risks associated with digital transformation, regulation for technology providers, protecting consumers, granting access to financial services, operational resilience and security of network and information systems are crucial for creating the Digital Single Market for financial services. As concerns crypto assets, the EESC endorses the various regulatory adjustment measures envisaged which are needed to modernise financial services, without losing sight of consumer protection and prudential rules.

EESC opinion: Digital Finance Strategy for the EU

Retail payments for the EU (Communication)

Opinion
Ongoing (updated on 05/03/2021)
Reference: 
INT/920-EESC-2020
Referral: 
COM(2020) 592 final
Rapporteur: 
Antonio GARCÍA DEL RIEGO (Employers - GR I / Spain)
Co-rapporteur: 
Kęstutis KUPŠYS (Diversity Europe - GR III/Lithuania)
Plenary session: 
559 -
Mar 24, 2021 Mar 25, 2021

The Retail Payments Strategy for the EU aims to bring safe, fast and reliable payment services to European citizens and businesses. It will make it easier for consumers to pay in shops and make e-commerce transactions safely and conveniently. It seeks to achieve a fully integrated retail payments system in the EU, including instant cross-border payment solutions. This will facilitate payments in Euro between the EU and other jurisdictions. It will promote the emergence of home-grown and pan–European payment solutions.

EESC section opinion: Retail payments for the EU (Communication)

Combat tax fraud, tax avoidance and money laundering

Opinion
Adopted on 18/09/2020
Reference: 
ECO/510-EESC-2020-2020-00997
Rapporteur: 
Javier DOZ ORRIT (Workers - GR II / Spain)
Plenary session: 
554 -
Sep 16, 2020 Sep 18, 2020

The EESC proposes launching a European pact to effectively combat tax fraud, evasion and avoidance and money laundering. The Committee calls on the European Commission to promote a political initiative involving national governments and the other European institutions in achieving this goal, fostering the consensus needed for this and involving civil society. Cooperation between Member States should be the main pillar of the pact. The Committee urges the European institutions and the Member States to provide the financial and human resources required for the effective implementation of existing European legislation and to agree on a commitment to adopt all necessary new legislative and administrative measures to effectively combat tax offences and bad practices, money laundering and the activities of tax havens. This requires permanent evaluation of the outcome of implementing each measure.

EESC opinion: Combat tax fraud, tax avoidance and money laundering

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Slideshow used by DG FISMA at the study group meeting ECO/510 on 8 June 2020

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