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Rule of law in Poland: Commission starts dialogue
January 14th, 2016
The Commission discussed the respect of the Rule of Law in Poland and launched a dialogue under the Rule of Law Framework. It also discussed migration, the Investment Plan for Europe, a pillar of social rights and the treatment ...
2016: year of corporate tax reform and fiscal transparency, Moscovici tells MEPs
January 13th, 2016
2016 should be the year of corporate tax reform and fiscal transparency, tax Commissioner Pierre Moscovici told MEPs from the Special Committee on Tax Rulings and the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee at a hearing on Monday evening. “We ...
Making progress on better regulation: Commission endorses better law-making deal and appoints REFIT Platform members
December 17th, 2015
Making progress on better regulation: Commission endorses better law-making deal and appoints REFIT Platform members On 15 December, the Commission endorsed a new Inter-institutional Agreement (IIA) on Better Law-Making with the European Parliament and Council to improve the quality ...
EU: Council agreed on first ever EU rules on cybersecurity
December 9th, 2015
MEPs close deal with Council on first ever EU rules on cybersecurity Transport and energy companies will have to ensure that the digital infrastructure that they use to deliver essential services, such as traffic control or electricity grid management, ...
EU Commission’s proposal to improve access to finance for companies and simplify information for investors
December 1st, 2015
Small and medium-sized companies in particular will find it easier to raise funding when issuing shares or debt. Companies already listed on public markets will also benefit when they want to list additional shares or issue corporate bonds. As ...
EU Council passes PSD2 for electronic payments
November 17th, 2015
A directive aimed at further developing an EU-wide market for electronic payments was adopted by the Council on 16 November 2015. The directive incorporates and repeals directive 2007/64/EC, which provided the legal basis for the creation of an ...
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 ...
ESMA readies MiFID II, MAR, and CSDR
September 28th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today published its final technical standards (TS) on some of the most important pieces of post-crisis financial regulation: the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and the Central Securities Depositaries Regulation(CSDR). ...
Pimco Joins BlackRock Bond Manager Predicting ECB Will Expand QE
September 25th, 2015
Pimco sees increase in amount or duration of ECB buying BlackRock’s Krautzberger says ECB may `intensify’ purchases Europe’s biggest bond funds are queuing up to predict that the European Central Bank will augment its economic stimulus efforts. Money managers from BlackRock Inc. ...
Greece: Council shows solidarity through faster mobilisation of EU funds
September 17th, 2015
On 16 September 2015, the Council’s Permanent Representatives Committee backed a Commission proposal to help Greece maximise its use of EU funds and improve liquidity for boosting growth and creating jobs. The proposal’s main objective is to address the lack ...
