Link between Taxpayers & Banks
Launch of tough negotiations on final step to banking union by Richard Stahl Negotiators for Parliament and the Greek Presidency of the Council start…
Deal reached on bank “bail-in directive”
Parliament and Council Presidency negotiators reached a political agreement Wednesday on the draft bank recovery and resolution directive, the first step towards…
Aid to the most deprived: EP and Council agree to €3.5 billion
The Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) in 2014-2020 will be maintained at €3.5 billion, the same figure as in…
non-EU public procurement markets to EU firms
A draft law that could bar non-EU firms from bidding for public procurement contracts in the EU unless their home countries allow EU…
Non-seasonal worker’s rights
Non-EU seasonal workers will get better working and living conditions, including a minimum wage and proper accommodation, under a draft law agreed by Parliament…
Economic and Monetary Committee starts work on rules
Rapporteur for rules on dealing with struggling banks Elisa Ferreira (S&D, PT), backed the key tenets of the Commission’s proposal on Monday, including…
Internal market MEPs tighten up product safety and market surveillance rules
Consumers should be given more information about the goods they buy, including where they were produced and whether they have been properly tested, and…
Shale gas: new fracking projects must pass environmental test
The European Parliament has proposed that exploration and hydraulic fracturing extraction activities for non-conventional hydrocarbons should be subject to environmental impact studies, in…