Brussels, 27/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - In the context of its inquiry aimed at verifying whether the banks of the euro area came to agreements on exchange rate charges (commissions charged to consumers for exchange operations), the European Commission sent a further Statement of Objections to certain Austrian banks. Those brought into question belong to the cartel known as the "Lombard Club", and are suspected of having had unlawful discussions on such commissions.
We recall that the...