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Institutional investors' and asset managers' duties regarding sustainability

Priimtos on 17/10/2018
Nuoroda: 
ECO/466-EESC-2018-02766-00-00
Referral: 
COM(2018) 354 final 2018/0179 COD
Rapporteur: 
Carlos TRIAS PINTÓ (Spain)

The EESC supports the Commission's Action Plan on financing sustainable growth, aimed at reorienting capital flows towards sustainable investment, and welcomes the legislative proposals stemming from it, on fiduciary duties, a taxonomy and benchmarks. The proposed gradual approach for its implementation, beginning with the work on a European sustainability taxonomy, is preferable. However, a subsequent extension of the initial taxonomy, based on environmental aspects, to social sustainability and governance goals will be necessary. Attention should be paid to the feasibility and proportionality of legal obligations.

 

EESRK nuomonė: Institutional investors' and asset managers' duties regarding sustainability

A New Deal for Consumers

Priimtos on 19/09/2018
Nuoroda: 
INT/853-EESC-2018-02126-00-00-AC-TRA
Referral: 
COM(2018) 184 final 2018/0089 CODCOM(2018) 184 final 2018/0089 CODCOM(2018) 185 final 2018/0090 COD
Rapporteur: 
Jarosław MULEWICZ (Poland)
Co-rapporteur: 
Antonio LONGO (Italy)

The EESC agrees with the European Commission about the need to modernise and simplify EU consumer policy and considers that the new legislative package contributes to bridging the gap created by the exponential growth of e-commerce, undermining consumer confidence and causing distortions to the single market.

EESRK nuomonė: A New Deal for Consumers

pan-European personal pension product

Priimtos on 19/10/2017
Nuoroda: 
ECO/440-EESC-2017-03297-00-00-ac-tra
Referral: 
COM(2017) 343 final 2017/0143 COD
Rapporteur: 
Philip VON BROCKDORFF (Workers - GR II / Malta)

The EESC is in favour of creating a Pan-European personal pension product – PEPP but is unclear as to whether the investment arising from this initiative will remain within the EU and on the impact on labour mobility across the EU. Every effort, by way of tax relief, should be provided to encourage as many workers as possible to take up personal pension products. The EESC emphasises the need for consumer protection and risk mitigation for savers during the course of their working lives and on retirement. The EESC also underlines the importance of the role of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) in monitoring the market and national supervisory regimes with a view to achieving convergence and consistency across the EU especially regarding the governance structure for PEPPs within any provider.

EESRK nuomonė: pan-European personal pension product

Capital Markets Union: mid-term review (Communication)

Priimtos on 19/10/2017
Nuoroda: 
ECO/437-EESC-2017-03251-00-00-ac-tra
Referral: 
COM(2017) 292 final
Rapporteur: 
Daniel MAREELS (Belgium)

This opinion is part of a wider package of four EESC opinions on the future of the European economy (Deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union and Euro area economic policy, Capital Markets Union and The future of EU finances). The package of opinions underscores the need for a common sense of purpose in the Union governance, which goes far beyond technical approaches and measures, and is first and foremost a matter of political will and a common perspective. The EESC is strongly in favour of the Capital Markets Union (CMU) and finds it absolutely necessary that the CMU becomes a reality in all EU Member States and calls for the political will at European level and in the Member States to make all necessary efforts and to establish all of the relevant conditions required.

EESRK nuomonė: Capital Markets Union: mid-term review (Communication)

Euro area economic policy (additional opinion)

Priimtos on 19/10/2017
Nuoroda: 
ECO/435-EESC-2017-02837-00-00-ac-tra
Referral: 
COM(2016) 726 final COM(2016) 727 final COM(2016) 727 final
Rapporteur: 
Petr ZAHRADNÍK (Czech Republic)
Co-rapporteur: 
Javier DOZ ORRIT (Workers - GR II/Spain)

This opinion is part of a wider package of four EESC opinions on the future of the European economy (Deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union and Euro area economic policy, Capital Markets Union and The future of EU finances). The package of opinions underscores the need for a common sense of purpose in the Union governance, which goes far beyond technical approaches and measures, and is first and foremost a matter of political will and a common perspective. For this reason, the EESC considers it essential to have a balanced mix of euro area economic policies, with their monetary, fiscal and structural components properly interlinked. The Committee notes the improving economic situation in the euro area and recommends that, in order to maintain and bolster this, crucial steps be taken to stimulate investment and carry out reforms, while also strengthening the social and democratic dimensions of euro area governance.

EESRK nuomonė: Euro area economic policy (additional opinion)

Consumer financial services (Communication)

Priimtos on 20/09/2017
Nuoroda: 
INT/822-EESC-2017-01765-00-00-AC-TRA
Referral: 
COM(2017) 139 final COM(2017) 139 final
Rapporteur: 
Michael IKRATH (Austria)
Co-rapporteur: 
Carlos TRIAS PINTÓ (Spain)

The Commission has identified three main strands of further work to move a step closer to a genuine Single Market for financial services:

Increase consumer trust and empower consumers when buying services at home or from other Member States.

Reduce legal and regulatory obstacles affecting businesses when seeking to expand abroad.

Support the development of an innovative digital world which can overcome some of the existing barriers to the Single Market.

EESRK nuomonė: Consumer financial services (Communication)

Terrorism Financing – Controls of cash movements

Priimtos on 26/04/2017
Nuoroda: 
ECO/427-EESC-2017-00342-00-01-ac-tra
Referral: 
COM(2016) 825 final 2016/0413 CODCOM(2016) 825 final 2016/0413 COD
Rapporteur: 
Javier DOZ ORRIT (Workers - GR II / Spain)
Co-rapporteur: 
Mihai IVAŞCU (Romania)

The EESC supports the Commission's proposal to expand the scope of controls and the competency of the authorities in order to conduct checks and confiscate goods, whenever there is a reasonable indication of illicit activities. The EESC recommends to improve cooperation, both between the competent authorities and between Member States and suggests that penalties should be harmonised across Member States and communicated to the Commission in a coherent way. The Committee also proposes that, in addition to gold, other "highly liquid commodities" should be included in the definition of cash from the moment the new regulation is adopted and it draws attention to the threat of further use of pre-paid cards by criminals and terrorists to covertly finance their activities.

EESRK nuomonė: Terrorism Financing – Controls of cash movements

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