25/11/2020 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 25 November, MEPs adopted by 361 votes to 156, with 179 abstentions, a report by Markus Ferber (EPP, Germany), as amended the previous day (see EUROPE 12608/9), on the adjustments to be made to the EU Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) as regards disclosure requirements, product governance, and position limits proposed by the Commission in July to support the post-Covid-19 economic recovery (see EUROPE 12535/11). The GUE/NGL and Greens/EFA groups and the French delegation of the S&D group voted against the report, while the rest of the Socialist group abstained en masse. As a reminder, several MEPs are of the opinion that these adjustments work in favour of financial deregulation. MEPs also voted in favour of referring the matter back to the ECON Committee (367 in favour, 149 against and 177 abstentions) to open interinstitutional negotiations with the Council of the EU. (MF)