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IFRS Foundation and ESMA sign joint Statement of Protocols
July 15th, 2014
The IFRS Foundation and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today announced the agreement of a joint Statement of Protocols to serve as the basis for future co operation in areas of mutual interest. The IFRS Foundation, through ...
ESMA publishes accounting enforcement guidelines
July 10th, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final Guidelines on the enforcement of financial information published by listed entities in the European Union (EU). The aim of the guidelines is to strengthen and promote greater supervisory ...
EU Set For Tariff Liberalizing Agreements With Eastern Partners
June 27th, 2014
The European Union (EU) is set to ink new Association Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine that will eventually eliminate tariff barriers to trade. The EU will sign the deals in their entirety with Georgia and Moldova on June ...
EU Bans Imports from Russia-Annexed Crimea
June 25th, 2014
The European Union has banned imports from Crimea, the Ukrainian area annexed by Russia, saying it would never recognise Russia’s illegal military intervention in Ukraine. The Council of European Union (EU) decided in a meeting of 28 EU foreign ...
CySec informs on ESMA regulation
May 30th, 2014
The Chairman of the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission (CySec), Demetra Kalogirou, has announced through a circular on the ESMA – MiFID II / MiFIR Consultation Paper and Discussion Paper to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms and Regulated Markets about the following: 1. ...
Increase in online education in the EU in 2023
January 26th, 2024
In 2023, 30% of EU internet users aged 16 to 74 reported that they had done an online course or used online learning material in the three months prior to the survey. This is a 2 percentage point (pp) ...
Hourly labour costs ranged from €6.0 to €44.7 across the EU Member States in 2019
March 31st, 2020
In 2019, average hourly labour costs in the whole economy (excluding agriculture and public administration) were estimated to be €27.7 in the European Union of 27 Member States (EU) and €31.4 in the euro area. However, the average masks ...
ESMA renews decision in relation to contracts for differences
May 3rd, 2019
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued an announcement to inform about its decision for restrictions in relation to Contracts For Differences (CFDs). In accordance ESMA’s announcement, on 17 April 2019, the ESMA adopted a Decision under ...
ESMA to renew prohibition in relation to Binary Options
December 28th, 2018
The European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) published an announcement in relation to the renewal of the prohibition on the marketing, distribution or sale of binary options to retail clients. In accordance the announcement, on 14 December 2018, the ...
ESMA released Product Intervention Renewal Decision in relation to CFDs
October 31st, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a press release to inform about its decision for Product Intervention Renewal in relation to Contract For Differences (CFDs). In accordance the press release, on 23 October 2018, the European ...