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ECOFIN: Choosing between the re-unification of Eurozone and a stalemate

January 27, 2014 by Dennis Kefalakos Leave a Comment

Tomorrow’s Economic and Finance Ministers Council (ECOFIN) set to be convened in Brussels, the first under the Greek Presidency, will have the crucial task to decide on the construction of the European Banking Union. In view of that, the European Parliament sent a letter to the Greek Presidency of the Council, rejecting both the legal […]

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: Banking Union, Berlin, Brussels, Commission, ECOFIN, ECON Committee, Germany, Greek Presidency, Martin Schulz, Parliament, resolution fund, resolution mechanism, Sharon Bowles

The Parliament defies a politically biased Banking Union

January 11, 2014 by Suzan A. Kane Leave a Comment

The European Parliament prepares for the fight which is about to begin with the Council, over the negotiations on the creation of the Single Resolution Mechanism and Fund to deal with failing banks. This will be the last step towards the completion of the European Banking Union, the major EU project after the introduction of […]

Filed Under: Policy Tagged With: ALDE, Corien Wortmann-Kool, ECOFIN, Elisa Ferreira, EPP, European Banking Union, Germany, Greek Presidency, Greens/EFA, Parliament, resolution fund, resolution mechanism, S&D, Sharon Bowles, Sven Giegold, Sylvie Goulard

EU Parliament: Deposit guarantee and trading platform transparency sought

June 12, 2013 by Elias Lacon Leave a Comment

Thank God the European Parliament is there. Today 12 June the Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Committee for Economic and monetary affairs will ask the Commission and the member states, through the European Council, to explain why they are dragging their feet on crucial financial sector reform legislation, in a debate starting at 8.30 this […]