Brussels, 16/01/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 16 January, the European Parliament approved the new regulation introducing a stricter framework for rating agencies - the third since the introduction of European supervision. Leonardo Domenici (S&D, Italy), the rapporteur on this file, explained that the new rules on sovereign debt ratings “will contribute to preventing the interference of rating agencies in the European agenda”. Indeed rating agencies have often been criticised for...