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Latest revision as of 19:48, 28 March 2013 [ edit ] Biographical Information Charlie McCreevy was appointed to the Board of and Grove Limited. He is an Irish citizen and highly experienced politician. He served as EU...

By Jeremy Warner The Telegraph It was a while back, so it's hard to remember the exact question, but I certainly recall the answer. Visibly angered by my suggestion that the euro was an unsustainable construct, Michel Barnier,...

ALDE Party President and MEP Sir Graham Watson last week hosted a delegation of senior members of the Government of Gibraltar in Brussels for a large number of high-level meetings on matters relating to the Rock and the EU....

The U.K. was isolated on a major piece of European Union financial legislation for the first time in years Wednesday as member states approved by 26 to one a compromise deal on bankers' pay and capital rules Wednesday.The... All similar articles: 68 »

By Rebecca Christie & Jim Brunsden - 2013-03-28T11:39:52Z The European Union should fast- track rules on creditor writedowns in bank failures, after losses imposed on depositors and senior creditors in Cyprus roiled markets, a...

By Gabriele Steinhauser and Laurence Norman It hasn’t been a good week for banking stability and the push toward banking union in the euro zone. The week started out with a thump just after midnight Monday, when the currency...

By Frances Robinson BRUSSELS--Cyprus shouldn't be compared with Luxembourg, or the U.K.'s City of London, and the creation of a pan-EU banking union will help prevent a recurrence of the issues there, European Union...

Reuters - UK Focus] - Britain faces another majorsetback on new European Union financial rules as plans toincrease competition in derivatives look likely to be diluted oreven ditched after opposition from Germany and others. ...

Jeroen Djisselbloem’s questioning of use of fund to rescue banks directly reiterated First published: Wed, Mar 27, 2013, 06:00 The European Commission has confirmed that it hopes the European Stability Mechanism fund will not... All similar articles: 830 »

European Commission Press release Brussels, 27 March 2013 The European Commission has today presented a package of initiatives to make trade mark registration systems all over the European Union cheaper, quicker, more reliable...

The European Union (EU) cleared a major legal hurdle last week toward establishing a full banking union to stabilise its financial system, just as investor confidence was hit hard by a controversial seizure of a part of all...

A last-minute deal between European lenders and Cypriot officials will keep the country within the euro zone, protect depositors with less than €100,000 ($130,000) in Cypriot banks and prevent the collapse of the tiny island’s... All similar articles: 1953 »

The heads of France’s BNP Paribas and Germany’s Deutsche Bank recently met with Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo to discuss his plan to hold foreign banks to the same capital standards as U.S. bank-holding firms. Bankers...

The full extent and duration of capital controls measures to be introduced by Cyprus to prevent cash flight from the island remained unclear yesterday (25 March), as the European Commission launched a task force to help ease... All similar articles: 9952 »

Remove Mini Sidebar: FALSE Author(s): Elena Ralli The European Commission has today launched a three-month public consultation on how to improve and increase the supply of long-term investment in Europe. Long-term investment is...

BRUSSELS, March 25 (Reuters) - Any capital controls in Cyprus will not last long, the EU's head of financial regulation said on Monday, saying he expected their approval by the European Parliament later this week. All similar articles: 7252 »

Lawmakers faced strong signals that the plan would not pass muster with international lenders. Cyprus Passes Parts of Bailout Bill, but Delays Vote on Tax Saturday, 23 March 2013 09:29 By )Nicosia, Cyprus - Lawmakers took steps... All similar articles: 10767 »

Lawmakers took steps late Friday to revise a formula for obtaining a bailout of Cyprus's banks but faced strong signals that the plan would not pass muster with international lenders. The Parliament put off until later this... All similar articles: 2128 »

By Lionel Laurent and Philipp Halstrick | NEWS.GNOM.ES – By Lionel Laurent and Philipp Halstrick PARIS/FRANKFURT (NEWS.GNOM.ES) - European bankers are lobbying U.S. Federal Reserve board member Dan Tarullo in an attempt to...

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 21 March 2013 Water is as vital as the air we breathe. But as writer Marq de Villiers put it: "The trouble with water –and there is trouble with water – is that they're not making any more of...

March 22, 2013 08.57 Europe/London By Renagh Christopher – EU Affairs Reporter, Brussels The European Commission has announced that it will be launching a public consultation on the regulation of HbbTV this year. However, the...

Remove Mini Sidebar: FALSE Author(s): Karafillis Giannoulis On 22 March, the European Commission proposed to the Council the formal conclusion of the Protocol amending the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). GPA is to...

Author(s): Elena Ralli Philippe Maystadt, former President of the European Investment Bank, has been appointed Special Adviser today by EU Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, Michel Barnier. The Special Adviser is...

IDG News Service (Brussels Bureau) - The European Commission must take a larger role to monitor and coordinate consumer protection laws, Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding said Tuesday, citing Apple as a prime example of the... All similar articles: 141 »

Under the deal, the so-called Single Supervisory Mechanism would receive sweeping powers to supervise some 6,000 banks throughout the eurozone, as well as in other European countries that chose to join the supervision scheme....

BRUSSELS--The creation of a single supervisor for European banks moved a step closer Tuesday when European lawmakers struck a deal with member states on the structure of the new agency. The deal leaves in place most of the main... All similar articles: 68 »

Island's situation unique, levy inevitable, says Dijsselbloem (ANSAmed) - ROME, MARCH 19 - There will be no bank-deposit levies in countries other than Cyprus, Bloomberg news quoted Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem as... All similar articles: 23520 »

The EU has taken a step closer to establishing a full banking union with the European Parliament agreeing on a bill to see the appointment of an overarching bank supervisor. Lawmakers demanded several amendments. All similar articles: 79 »