Copenhagen, 29/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 20 March 2012, the European Parliament gave its full endorsement to the inter-institutional agreement in principle on the draft EU derivatives regulation (see EUROPE 10551). Rapporteur Werner Langen (EPP, Germany) said it was one of the cornerstones of the European regulations brought in after the 2008 financial crisis. The Bank of International Settlements says that the derivatives markets exceeded USD 700 trillion in value in 2011,...