Draghi allies with MEPs against a bad banking union
by Linda Sommerschütt The EU member states’ current plans for a common system for winding down troubled banks risk being too complex to…
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…
Keep trade talks multilateral, MEPs and MPs urge WTO
The multilateral approach of world trade talks must “maintain its focal role”, and not give way to bilateral or regional deals, said European Parliament…
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…
Candidate for boss of EU bank supervisor quizzed by MEPs
Danièle Nouy, the ECB’s nominee for the new post of EU bank supervisor, was vetted by MEPs on Wednesday at a hearing in which…
MEPs call for a treaty change to allow Parliament to decide where it sits
by Raulano Nagao The European Parliament should have the right to decide where and when it meets, says a resolution adopted on Wednesday….
European Parliament greenlights EU’s long-term budget
After months of complex negotiations, Parliament gave its blessing to the EU’s long-term budget for 2014-2020 on Tuesday. All the conditions set out…
Budgets Committee approves EU’s 2014-2020 budget
by Ralph T. Niemeyer Parliament’s Budgets Committee today approved the EU’s long-term budget (Multi-annual Financial Framework – MFF) for 2014-2020 and the deal struck…
Germany’s Euro-Apartheid
Will “Occupy Deutsche Bank” celebrate an even bigger comeback?! by Ralph T. Niemeyer During the crisis, Deutsche Bank AG has once again reported…