Barnier: 'I don't believe in self-regulation'
Business groups and civil society relished the chance to grill the EU's new internal market commissioner, French politician Michel Barnier, at an event in Paris organised by EurActiv France. Barnier made clear that he was not a fan of self-regulation.
EU, US re-assess SWIFT data-sharing deal
Socialist MEPs today (18 March) returned from two days of talks with high-level US officials, including Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, to explore grounds for a compromise on the SWIFT data-sharing agreement, after an interim deal was blocked by the European Parliament last month.
EU insurers pass financial stress tests
Europe's insurers are able to withstand even a major financial crisis, an EU insurance watchdog has said, boosting industry hopes for less burdensome regulation.
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