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Tag: financial supervision

The European Semester: What does it mean? - 06 October 2010 - Opinion

Besides reforming supervision of EU financial markets, a 'European semester' is to ensure from 2011 that national economic and fiscal policies are assessed in Brussels first before they are adopted by member states. 'What does this mean exactly?' asks Nicolaus Heinen, an analyst at Deutsche Bank (DB) Research, in a September analysis.

EU passes 'historic' agreement on bank supervision - 23 September 2010 - News

European policymakers yesterday (22 September) reached the end of a long road to overhaul the supervision of the EU's banking sector, as MEPs gave their overwhelming backing to the creation of new financial watchdogs. EurActiv reports from Strasbourg. 

Parliament set to back EU financial watchdogs - 22 September 2010 - News

"If the watchdogs fail, the capitals are to blame," warned an MEP ahead of a vote today (22 September) which is widely expected to give the final nod to a group of EU watchdogs responsible for vetting risks in the bloc's financial sector. EurActiv reports from Strasbourg. 

EU cuts deal to set up banking watchdogs - 03 September 2010 - News

EU negotiators reached agreement yesterday (2 September) on a package of measures to beef up supervision of the bloc's banks, giving new EU watchdogs a mandate to overrule national authorities and ban risky financial products that were widely blamed for the world's worst recession in decades.

First step towards 'twin peaks' model of financial supervision - 28 July 2010 - Opinion

The EU needs a strong financial supervision system with binding powers and the most appropriate solution would be a 'twin peaks' model – with one authority to supervise the banking and insurance sectors and another for securities and consumer protection, writes French Socialist MEP Pervenche Berés in a July blog post for the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP).

Ministers restrict EU bank supervision - 14 July 2010 - News

EU countries have agreed to impose restrictions on the powers of new EU bank supervisors, it emerged after extended talks ended yesterday (13 July).

EU countries 'dragging their feet' on bank supervision - 07 July 2010 - News

Plans to set up new European supervisors of banks have been put on the back-burner as member states continue to haggle over a litany of reforms which would see Brussels have more influence over the way banking is carried out in the EU. 

Financial regulation: The EU's agenda - 01 April 2009 - LinksDossier

In response to the worst crisis in decades, the European Union has agreed on a series of rules and new watchdogs to regulate and supervise global financial markets. EurActiv offers an overview of the state of play.

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