The European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) rejected by a narrow majority (27 votes against, 20 in favour, 0 abstentions), on Thursday 23 January, the candidacy of Irish MEP Gerry Cross for the post of Executive Director of the European Banking Authority (EBA).
This position will be binding if the European Parliament plenary session confirms it, perhaps at the mini-plenary session next week or, more likely, in February, according to a parliamentary source....