Brussels, 26/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 26 June, the member states' representatives to the EU (Coreper) approved the provisional inter-institutional agreement on a draft regulation to change the market abuse rules.
In September, the agreement will be voted upon by the EP plenary and transmitted to EU27 finance ministers so it can come into force in October or November. It gives national watchdogs greater powers of investigation and greater penalties, introducing “tough minimum...