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1. June 2021

Open Letter to the EU Commission for credible Sustainable Finance Rules

Personal letter from actors in the field of Sustainable Finance (Background information/ Sign here!) Dear Commissioner McGuinness, Dear Vice-President Dombrovskis, We are writing to you today as providers, investors and other professional stakeholders in the Sustainable Finance sector. In...

2. October 2020

McGuinness: An Irish for financial markets consumer protection and sustainable finance

Today the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs held a hearing with the Commissioner-designate Mairead McGuinness. McGuinness is the candidate to succeed the resigned Irish Commissioner Hogan. McGuinness would take over the financial market portfolio from Commission Vice-President Dombrovskis,...

11. December 2019

Green Deal Day: Sven’s Watchlist

Today, Commission President von der Leyen presents her Green Deal for Europe to the plenary of the European Parliament. Sven Giegold, spokesperson for Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in the European Parliament, said that the following points should be carefully considered:...

10. January 2019

Parliament strengthens European financial supervision, sustainable finance and consumer protection

The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) today voted on the European Commission’s proposals to reform the European system of financial supervision. The legislative package includes the Regulation of the three European Supervisory Authorities (European Banking...

16. April 2013

The breakthrough: EU finance ministers stand together against tax havens and for automatic exchange of information

It is music to my ears. The finance ministers of the six largest EU countries Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Poland and Spain held a memorable press conference in Dublin on Friday night. Their requests have been put forward...

1. February 2010

Reuters: EXCLUSIVE-Lawmakers’ challenge could derail EU bank watchdogs

Veto over new authorities had been key to clinch deal Senior lawmaker says veto is get-out-of-jail-free card EU Parliament’s challenge expected within weeks By John O’Donnell BRUSSELS, Feb 1 (Reuters) – European Union parliamentarians are threatening to spoil plans...