EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 - 2014 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 2012/0806(NLE) 18.10.2012 AMENDMENTS 1 - 5 Draft report Sharon Bowles (PE494.607v04-00) on the Council recommendation for appointment of a Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (C7 0195/2012 – 2012/0806(NLE)) AM\916449EN.doc PE498.019v01-00 EN United in diversity EN AM_Com_NonLegReport PE498.019v01-00 2/5 AM\916449EN.doc EN Amendment 1 Rachida Dati Motion for a resolution Recital F Motion for a resolution Amendment F. whereas, from the creation of the ECB, F. whereas, from the creation of the ECB, up until the departure of Ms Tumpel- up until the departure of Ms Tumpel- Gugerell, there had always been a female Gugerell, there had always been a female member of the Executive Board, member of the Executive Board, so that it should come as an evident and necessary requirement; Or. en Amendment 2 Robert Goebbels Motion for a resolution Recital FA (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment FA. whereas the European Parliament, while delivering a favourable opinion on Mr Peter Praet as a replacement for Ms Tumpel-Gugerell, rejected the female candidate Ms Elena Kohutikova, Or. en Amendment 3 Robert Goebbels Motion for a resolution Recital FB (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment FB. whereas the European Parliament subsequently delivered favourable AM\916449EN.doc 3/5 PE498.019v01-00 EN opinions on male candidates Mr Mario Draghi as President of the European Central Bank, and Mr Jörg Asmussen and Mr Benoît Coeuré as a Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, Or. en Amendment 4 Rachida Dati Motion for a resolution Recital L Motion for a resolution Amendment L. whereas gender diversity in boards and L. whereas gender diversity in boards, governments ensure broader competence governments and public bodies ensure and wider perspectives, and whereas broader competence and wider recruiting only men or only women means perspectives, and whereas recruiting only a more narrow selection and the risks of men or only women means a more narrow missing out on potentially excellent selection and the risks of missing out on candidates; potentially excellent candidates; Or. en Amendment 5 Robert Goebbels Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 Motion for a resolution Amendment 1. Delivers a negative opinion on the 1. Delivers a favourable opinion on the Council recommendation to appoint Yves Council recommendation to appoint Mr Mersch as a Member of the Executive Yves Mersch as a Member of the Board of the European Central Bank and Executive Board of the European Central requests that the recommendation be Bank; withdrawn and that a new one be submitted to Parliament; Or. en PE498.019v01-00 4/5 AM\916449EN.doc EN AM\916449EN.doc 5/5 PE498.019v01-00 EN.