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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10707
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ECONOMY - FINANCE / (ae) finance

EP wants criminal penalties for fiddling the market

Brussels, 10/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - Financial players who falsify the books and carry out other abuse of the market should soon be sentenced to at least five years in prison for the most serious offences, argues the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on 9 October as it endorsed a draft report by British MEP Arlene McCarthy (S&D, UK) on revision of EU Directive (2003/6/EC) on abuse of the market in order to prevent fraudsters and scammers from shopping around and...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Repercussions of British attitude on future of EU as a whole
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) INDUSTRIAL POLICY: Commission proposes update
(AE) ENERGY: towards stricter regulatory framework for offshore drilling
(AE) AGRICULTURE: expert group in sight for Commodity derivatives
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Registration of agricultural product denomination
(AE) AGRICULTURE: France/Germany favour keeping agriculture budget 2014-2020
(AE) AGRICULTURE: 40 million earmarked for European banana sector
(AE) FISHERIES: 12 nautical miles rule and extended technical measures
(AE) RESEARCH: Ministers haggle over research eligibility rules
(AE) JHA: Council invites EP to negotiating table on Eurodac
(AE) JHA: EP rejects Czech request on Charter of Fundamental Rights
(AE) JHA: FRA wants more references to Data Protection Charter
(AE) REGIONS: Transition regions mobilise and meet Hahn
(AE) REGIONS: MEPs clarify “cohesion package” negotiations
(AE) REGIONS: Budget - Schulz will do his best to defend regions
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TURKEY: Commission urges EU 27 to work on frozen chapters
(AE) FYROM: Another recommendation for opening negotiations
(AE) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Progress on European track stalled
(AE) ALBANIA: Tirana close to candidate status but under conditions
(AE) KOSOVO: Stabilisation and association agreement can be concluded
(AE) SERBIA: Progress with Kosovo but reforms must quicken pace
(AE) KAZAKHSTAN: Call for review of opposition leader's trial
(AE) PALESTINE: Abbas says EU position is basis for resuming negotiations
(AE) DEATH PENALTY: European calls for abolition
(AE) MALDIVES:
(AE) IRAN:
(AE) MALI: UNHCR launches appeal for aid on Refugees
(AE) SAHEL: Romano Prodi is United Nations special envoy for Sahel
(AE) ACP: ACP group opens doors to green economy and public On 11 October
SOCIAL - EDUCATION
(AE) EDUCATION: Enhancing child safety on internet
(AE) EDUCATION: ESU calls for long-term Budget solution for Erasmus
(AE) SOCIAL: Poor economics, creating effective policies
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) FINANCE: EP wants criminal penalties for fiddling the market
(AE) ÉCONOMIE: Commission turns a deaf ear to impact of austerity
(AE) ECONOMY: stalemate over Stability and Growth Pact solidarity measures
(AE) CYPRUS: Eurogroup drumming fingers over bailout plans
(AE) BANKING: Shiarly wants CRD IV to be concluded this year
(AE) TAXATION: FTT countries hope others will join them
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: parliament budgets committee tops up 2013 budget
(AE) BUDGET: Schulz doubts November agreement on 2014-2020 framework
(AE) PARLIAMENT: Minimum six months' work on plenary chamber beams