It was a perfectly mastered performance signed by Commissioner-designate for Financial Services, Mairead McGuinness, on Friday 2 October, during her hearing to the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON). She has made several commitments, including injecting “fresh energy” into the banking union.
After 16 years in the European Parliament, the former First Vice-President of the institution sees this change of post as a “new challenge”, but also as...