EURACTIV Germany
Parliament approves German ECB board candidate
The European Parliament approved today (16 January) Sabine Lautenschlarger for the vacant seat on the European Central Bank's board. The German candidate has called for regulation on the planned pan-European bank wind-up agency would come into force earlier than 2018, EURACTIV Germany reports.
EU threatened by ‘rampant right-wing populism’, warns German think tank
Right-wing populist parties have established themselves with solid electorates in almost all European countries, representing a growing threat for next year’s EU elections, according to a study by the German Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.
ECB and Bundesbank urge speed up of Sepa switchover
The European Central Bank and the German Bundesbank have warned that businesses are stalling on updating their payment systems in preparation for the switchover to the new EU-wide transfer and direct debit procedure, the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa). EURACTIV Germany reports.
Juncker seen as possible candidate for Council of Europe post
Jean-Claude Juncker, who earlier this month resigned as Luxembourg's prime minister, could be a potential candidate for secretary-general of the Council of Europe, sources told EURACTIV Germany.