Amendments to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II)

AdoptedProvisional agreementReference A9-0039/2023Committee ECON

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The Left38

7026579%

S&D141

1140027100%

Greens/EFA71

620

The European Parliament adopted by 521 votes to 19, with 57 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments (MiFID 2).The proposed directive aims to improve transparency on markets in financial instruments and to enhance the international competitiveness of the Union’s capital markets.The European Parliament's position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure amends the Commission's proposal as follows:The amended directive introduced the definition of ‘systematic internaliser’ to mean an investment firm which, on an organised, frequent and systematic basis, deals on own account in…