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5 Ways The Paris Attacks Could Hit Europe’s Economy
November 16th, 2015
The consequences could be far-reaching–and not just negative. It is, of course, far too early to do anything more than speculate. But common sense says that there must be consequences for business and for the European economy from the ...
EU recognises Swiss supervision of central counterparties as equivalent
November 16th, 2015
Swiss supervision of central counterparties has been recognised by the European Commission as equivalent to the relevant provisions applicable within the European Union. The decision announced today provides a basis for Swiss central counterparties to access cross-border markets in ...
EU finalises proposal for investment protection and Court System for TTIP
November 13th, 2015
The EU has formally presented to the US its proposal for a reformed approach on investment protection and a new and more transparent system for resolving disputes between investors and states: the Investment Court System. The European Commission has ...
EBA consults on information exchanges between authorities regarding qualifying holdings
November 11th, 2015
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on its draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on the procedures, forms and templates that competent authorities in the EU should use when consulting each other on qualifying holdings. The ...
Banks May Get Extra Time to Soften Up EU Financial-Market Rules
November 11th, 2015
European Commission considers postponing MiFID II start date Delay isn’t set in stone, European Parliament’s Ferber says Financial companies pushing back against Europe’s post-crisis market rule book for the past five years may get more time to chip away ...
David Cameron sets out EU reform goals
November 10th, 2015
David Cameron has outlined his four goals for reforming the UK’s membership of the EU, including restrictions on benefits for people coming to the UK. He said Britain faced a “huge decision” in the in/out referendum promised before the ...
Spain: EUR 10 million loan under InnovFin for Danobat RDI activities
November 9th, 2015
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 10 million agreement with Danobat S. Coop. for its RDI activities in the field of machine tools. EIB Vice-President Román Escolano and DanobatGroup’s CEO Iñigo Ucín Azcue signed the finance ...
Greece, Creditors Said to Need a Few More Days to Reach Aid Pact
November 9th, 2015
Update: Greece and its European Union creditors need a few more days to reach an agreement that would release an aid payment of 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion), according to an EU official with knowledge of the talks. The ...
Google says an EU antitrust fine would be ‘inappropriate’
November 4th, 2015
Google has hit back at EU antitrust regulators’ warning of a possible hefty fine, saying this would be inappropriate because of the unusual nature of the case and its willingness to settle the case with concessions last year. In ...
Fighting tax evasion: EU and Liechtenstein sign new tax transparency agreement
October 29th, 2015
Today the EU and Liechtenstein signed a new tax transparency agreement, marking another important step forward in the fight against tax evasion. Under the new agreement, Liechtenstein and EU Member States will automatically exchange information on the financial accounts ...