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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:35:03 +0000Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:20:38 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/europe/brussels/finance(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fd516be-cc83-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=86be4e0c-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fd516be-cc83-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe European Union's public debt could rise to 100 per cent of gross domestic product by 2014 unless governments take firm action to restore fiscal discipline, EU finance ministers will be warnedSun, 8 Nov 2009 23:35:03 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/be761538-cb04-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=86be4e0c-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be761538-cb04-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlProposed pan-European regulation of hedge funds and private equity is being introduced on the back of a 'vague, sweeping and inadequate' analysis of the problem, according to a report prepared for European lawmakersFri, 6 Nov 2009 18:56:08 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f91c3210-c575-11de-8193-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=86be4e0c-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f91c3210-c575-11de-8193-00144feab49a.htmlTransferring money and paying bills across Europe should become simpler and faster under new payment rules that come into effect on SundayFri, 30 Oct 2009 17:14:11 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9e60b864-c4ad-11de-8d54-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=86be4e0c-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9e60b864-c4ad-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.htmlAxel Weber, the Bundesbank president, hinted that the ECB would soon stop providing banks with unlimited one-year loans at record low interest rates. Thus another offer, scheduled for December 16, may well be the lastThu, 29 Oct 2009 17:47:01 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6f9a68e-c19d-11de-b86b-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=86be4e0c-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6f9a68e-c19d-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.htmlMario Monti, former competition commissioner, says the EU may have to moderate tax competition between member states if it is to revive the drive towards market integrationMon, 26 Oct 2009 01:31:01 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/09554682-bfac-11de-aed2-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=86be4e0c-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/09554682-bfac-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.htmlBrussels now admits that proposed reforms need to be redrafted – hedge funds have the impartial voice of the ECB to thank for thatFri, 23 Oct 2009 19:12:13 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a54d128-bd98-11de-9f6a-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=86be4e0c-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a54d128-bd98-11de-9f6a-00144feab49a.htmlA slump in demand for central bank liquidity suggests an end could be in sight for emergency procedures set in place to mitigate the effects of the financial crisis Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:32:55 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/aeef64f2-b9c5-11de-a747-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=86be4e0c-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aeef64f2-b9c5-11de-a747-00144feab49a.htmlJean-Claude Trichet said a return to excessive risk-taking would not be tolerated. He urged the financial sector to provide services to the real economyThu, 15 Oct 2009 22:55:43 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c4219b4-b819-11de-8ca9-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=86be4e0c-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c4219b4-b819-11de-8ca9-00144feab49a.htmlCharlie McCreevy, the internal market commissioner, says there are strong economic and societal arguments for giving banks a firm date to implement the 'single euro payments area' planWed, 14 Oct 2009 03:14:47 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c0756fc8-b812-11de-8ca9-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=86be4e0c-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c0756fc8-b812-11de-8ca9-00144feab49a.htmlJust when eurozone economic prospects have turned for the better, a new policy challenge is facing the European Central Bank: an unwelcome appreciation of the euroTue, 13 Oct 2009 22:25:46 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/446af93c-adec-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=86be4e0c-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/446af93c-adec-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0.htmlBrussels plans a consultation on how to manage crisis situations in financial institutions that would then pave the way for a formal initiative by the new commission in 2010Thu, 1 Oct 2009 05:02:50 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e305e02-ae0a-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=86be4e0c-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e305e02-ae0a-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0.htmlBanks have found corporate allies in their battle to stop the tough new rules proposed for derivatives, including demanding that standard contracts are traded on an exchange. But they must not be allowed to derail the regulations, writes John Gapper Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:54:02 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/080fa7f2-adc5-11de-bb8a-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=86be4e0c-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/080fa7f2-adc5-11de-bb8a-00144feabdc0.htmlEuropean Union finance ministers will be asked to back an aggressive timetable which could see leaders agreeing to a radical overhaul of the bloc's patchy system of financial supervision by DecemberWed, 30 Sep 2009 17:43:40 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/de1f81fe-ac5e-11de-a754-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=86be4e0c-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de1f81fe-ac5e-11de-a754-00144feabdc0.htmlCESR chairman says the trading platforms should improve pre and post-trade transparency and operate under a more formal structureMon, 28 Sep 2009 19:59:45 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/305d62da-a942-11de-9b7f-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=86be4e0c-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fbrussels%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/305d62da-a942-11de-9b7f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe European Commission, unsurprisingly, is proposing 'more Europe' – but not too much. Member countries should accept its proposalsThu, 24 Sep 2009 23:12:49 +0100