Doubts still remain on workability of banking union agreement
19/03/2013
Parliament and Council reached today an agreement on establishing a single supervisory mechanism, the first building block of the Banking union.
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Cyprus Bail-out deal a disaster for EU rules and single market
18/03/2013
Sharon Bowles, Chair of the European Parliaments Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee said she is appalled by the Cyprus bailout which includes bailing-in some guaranteed deposits i.e. swapping them for shares.
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Cyprus bailout terms should be debated by full Parliament on Wednesday
18/03/2013
Guy Verhofstadt, President ALDE Group in the European Parliament, today reacted strongly against the proposed terms for the Cypriot adjustment programme, following the terms agreed early on Saturday morning between the Cypriot...
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Guy Verhofstadt today warns EU leaders against complacency over Eurozone economy
13/03/2013
"The European Council summit this week should not be complacent. The immediate pressure of the bond markets may have abated but the eurozone crisis is not yet out of the woods."
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Parliament signs off two-pack deal in return for decisive step towards debt redemption fund
12/03/2013
Today the European Parliament signed off the agreement reached last February with the Council and Commission on new EU legislation aiming at further enhancing the coordination and supervision of budgetary surveillance for all...
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MEPs close deal on stricter controls over the banking sector
28/02/2013
Last night a delegation of MEPs struck a political agreement with Council and Commission on updated prudential banking rules referred to as CRD IV establishing minimum capital requirements for Europe's banks in line with Basel...
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European Redemption Fund to be fully assessed in return for agreement on Two-Pack
20/02/2013
Today, the EU institutions finally reached an agreement on the 'two-pack' to further enhance the coordination and supervision of budgetary surveillance for all euro-area Member States. Concretely, the 'two-pack' consists of one...
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The real negotiations will start now with the European Parliament
08/02/2013
Joint Statement to the Press by Joseph Daul, on behalf of the EPP Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group, and Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group and on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group Rebecca Harms and...
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European Semester: fiscal consolidation and investment are two sides of the same coin
07/02/2013
The European Parliament adopted today a report on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2013. The ALDE group takes the view that current efforts on fiscal consolidation and structural...
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European Investment Bank's contribution to ending the crisis is key
07/02/2013
The European Parliament voted today on the 2011 Annual report on the European Investment Bank. The report not only assesses what the EIB has done but it also addresses the future goals this institution should target to assist the...
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