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LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union plans to wrest from London the supervision of Libor and other benchmarks, such as those covering oil and commodities, are "intrusive" and likely to be changed, a top EU lawmaker said... All similar articles: 449 »

By Anne-Sylvaine Chassany and Henny Sender With Europe’s banks reluctant to lend, private equity groups are stepping in with loans to struggling companies After five years battling its most severe downturn since the Spanish...

Author(s): Karafillis Giannoulis The European Commission (EC) wants to transfer the libor control from the London based Financial Conduct Authority to the Association to the European Securities and Markets Authorities (ESMA)....

Is that the sound of bubbles popping? Indra Nooyi, Pepsico’s CEO, pours cold water on prospect of buying SodaStream TORONTO & MARSEILLE, France, June 6, 2013 /CNW/ – Foraco International SA (the “Company” or “Foraco”), a...

BRUSSELS, June 3 (UPI) -- Oil and natural gas companies would have to disclose additional details of payments made to national governments under legislation backed by a European Parliament committee. The Parliament's Legal...

By Laurence Norman A Russian summit, the visit of Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Latvia’s euro bid take pride of place in next week’s European Union calendar with member states also discussing Syria and whether to...

Amid a crackdown on tax avoidance, the European Union has backed new rules requiring the extractive industries to disclose payments made to governments on a country-by-country basis. Ministers backed the rules in Brussels this...

The feature you requested does not exist. However, we suggest the following feature: Germany wins victory over EU Commission in VW Law case Germany looked set to win victory over the European Commission to preserve state...

AN ARTICLE WELL WORTH A READ by Golem XIV on JANUARY 24, 2011 in LATEST Now that Mr Cowen has lost control of his party, coalition and country, the Irish can expect to be bullied and hectored from all sides. It is more...

Author(s): Elena Ralli The Commissioner responsible for internal market and services, Michel Barnier has welcomed today the agreement on the revision of the existing Directive on transparency requirements for listed companies....

Author(s): Nerea Rial Michel Barnier, EU Commissioner for Internal Market, agreed yesterday (29 May) with European Competitiveness Ministers that Europe needs a reform on copyright levies, and both parties recognised that the...

Member states reach broad agreement on proposals First published: Thu, May 30, 2013, 11:27 Controversial new rules on regulating the auditing profession moved a step closer to implementation yesterday after EU member states...

30/05/2013Merkel ally hits out at Hollande for EU criticism A leading member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives criticised French President Francois Hollande on Thursday, just hours before Merkel was to meet... All similar articles: 408 »

On Saturday, Americans will have to get permission before trying to get their phones “unlocked”. In October 2012, a change to the US Digital Millineum Copyright Act (DMCA) allowed cell phone owners to temporarily unlock their... All similar articles: 197 »

Uh-oh. At least two European Commissioners will be sent to bed without dessert tonight (or, whatever the appropriate punishment actually is for naughty members of the European Union’s executive arm... Perhaps representing the...

The writer has posted comments on this article European Union has honoured India-born inventor Ajay Bhatt-led team at the US tech-giant Intel that developed the USB technology. LONDON: The European Union today honoured...

European Commission will take UK to court over EU migrants’ access to benefits; Open Europe: Commission risks undermining public confidence in EU free movement The European Commission has today announced that it will take the... All similar articles: 308 »

LONDON, May 29 (Reuters) - Plans to inject more competition into accounting should be watered down, European Union states said on Wednesday, signalling less than initially expected will be done to undermine the dominance of the...

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 28 May 2013 The second meeting of the Competitiveness Council under the mandate of the Irish Presidency of the EU will meet in Brussels on 29 and 30 May 2013. On 29 May, Irish Minister for...

European Commission Michel BARNIER European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services Conference “The EU Digital Single Market: From rhetoric to reality” Brussels, 28 May 2013 Dear Minister, Dear Members of the European...

President of the UN General Assembly Vuk Jeremić stated in Brussels on Monday that he will launch a debate in the UN in the fall dedicated to rating agencies. The debate will look into their impact on the global economic...

The priorities of the EU climate policy and other relevant environmental issues were discussed at the meeting between the members of the Seimas Committee on Environment Protection and Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for...

Bilderberg GroupORGANIZATION Founded in 1954, the Bilderberg Group holds “by invitation only” annual meetings of the rich and powerful. About two-thirds of the attendees are European, the rest American. Informally named for the...

This afternoon, from 17:00 (CET), Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee MEPs will meet internal market and financial services Commissioner Michel Barnier. The key issue will be the process to establish a banking union. More...

President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Vuk Jeremic met with European Union leaders in Brussels Monday to discuss the situation in Syria, sustainable development and credit rating agencies.

President of the UN General Assembly Vuk Jeremic stated in Brussels on Monday that he will launch a debate in the UN in the fall dedicated to rating agencies and their impact on the global economic crisis in cooperation with...

The role of the European Banking Authority must be beefed up beyond current plans to ensure that regulation of Europe's banks does not fragment into two competing systems, one of the architects of the reforms told a public...

Big companies operating in the European Union (EU), beginning with banks, will be forced to provide breakdowns of tax paid country-by-country according to regulations being drafted by Michel Barnier, European commissioner for... All similar articles: 49 »