The European Parliament meeting in plenary session on Wednesday 10 February narrowly adopted (339 votes in favour, 294 against and 57 abstentions) the interinstitutional agreement on the adjustments to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) proposed by the Commission to promote post-Covid-19 economic recovery (see EUROPE B12535A11).
In the debate preceding the vote, rapporteur Markus Ferber (EPP, Germany) criticised the attitude of the S&D, Greens/EFA and The Left...