European Internal Market and Services Directorate-General

Britain and France fight over top Euro finance job

By Doireann Ronayne President Sarkozy is using all his political might to secure the top financial job in the EU for former French foreign minister Michel Barnier. The internal market commissioner will be responsible for the...

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France aims for key Commission job as Brown criticised for Ashton appointment

David Charter in Brussels and Philip Webster, Political Editor British diplomats are fighting a rearguard action to prevent France from taking the key financial job in Brussels after Baroness Ashton of Upholland’s appointment...

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EU executive to propose major markets law

LONDON (Reuters) - A major draft EU law on market infrastructure will be tabled next July to make share and derivatives trading less risky for investors and the broader financial system from late 2012, industry sources said on...

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Report: Irish EU high-flyers refusing to give up pensions

It has been reported that three of Ireland's most high-profile EU leaders are refusing to give up their Irish pension entitlements. The Sunday Tribune has reported that Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, Charlie McCreevy and John Bruton...

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Brussels warns on accounts rules

By Nikki Tait in Brussels and Rachel Sanderson in London Brussels has warned that it will be months before it decides whether to support a radical overhaul of accounting rules on how banks and other financial institutions value...

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EU Begins Fight for ECB, Regulatory Posts After President Named - Bloomberg

BBC News EU Begins Fight for ECB, Regulatory Posts After President Named Bloomberg Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union's major powers began maneuvering to win jobs to regulate their $15 trillion economy after leaders...

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French EU commissioner may get internal market portfolio

HONOR MAHONY Today @ 09:27 CET France is expecting to get the internal market and financial services portfolio in the next European Commission following its support for a Briton winning the post of EU foreign policy chief....

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Banks pan EC over standards adoption delay

Mario Christodoulou, Accountancy Age , Thursday 19 November 2009 at 00:15:00 Brussels think tank predicts Europe will wait before adopting new fair value standard It could be a long winter for European banks hoping to use the...

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Charlie McCreevy European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services European Asset Management...

Thank you first of all to PriceWaterhouseCoopers for the invitation to address today's Investment Management Seminar. This will be one of my final speaking engagements as Commissioner and as such this is an opportune moment to...

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Máire set to be first female commissioner

By Ann Cahill Europe Correspondent Wednesday, November 18, 2009 IRELAND’S nominee for European Commissioner, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, will be the country’s first woman in the job and is tipped to get the prestigious budget...

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