EU finance ministers met today, with the financial transaction tax (FTT) once again topping the agenda. They were presented with a new proposal or brief under which the 11 countries pursuing the FTT under enhanced cooperation could move forward. The pl…
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September 19, 2012
Update 14.15: Reuters has seen an internal document drafted by German MPs from Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition – setting out their views on plans for a eurozone banking union. The MPs focus on three main aspects:ECB oversight should be limited to syst…
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February 17, 2012
Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg – top of the pile in Europe according to the FT – today gave the EU committee of the Swedish Riksdag the lowdown ahead of Monday’s meeting of EU finance ministers (in some countries, lo and behold, ministers a…
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January 24, 2012
Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg – whose country is currently grappling with whether to sign up to the euro fiscal pact – is not impressed by Greece’s implementation of its EU-led austerity programme.This is what he reportendly told journalists in …
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