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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/financial services

Commission consults on shape of possible changes to EU framework for retail investment funds

Brussels, 23/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - After explaining, at the beginning of the week, the eligibility criteria for certain financial instruments for retail investment funds (UCITS) (EUROPE 9389), the Commission launched a public consultation that will end on 15 June 2007. This is aimed at market actors and national regulators involved in reforming the European regulatory framework for UCITS (directive 85/611/EEC amended by directives 2001/107/EC and 2001/108/EC). On 26 April the Commission...

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(EU) EU/50 YEARS OF EUROPE: Peter Mandelson thinks Union should act continent-wide in a world of continental partners
(EU) EU/BELARUS:
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: General Bentégeat presents Parliament with project to give EU a joint rapid reaction capacity
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(EU) EP/BELARUS:
(EU) EU/PALESTINE:
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(EU) EU/ECOFIN: ECOFIN Council expected to reach political agreement on two draft financial services directives
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission says it does not want to stop Russia joining WTO - Mandelson in Moscow in attempt to resolve certain points of friction
(EU) EU/US/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs goes to Washington to enhance bilateral contacts on energy and climate
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs warns that European energy sector needs €1.79 trillion investment by 2030
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission brings several infringement procedures
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission brings infringement procedures for barriers to free movement of goods
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission takes Spain to Court - Slovenia must fully apply Financial Transparency Directive
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: EU27 endorse agreement negotiated with Russia on overflight of Siberia
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council common position on rules for granting EU financial support to TEN projects
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission consults on shape of possible changes to EU framework for retail investment funds
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EP/ACP: Study report invites Commission to be more flexible toward ACP concerns on economic partnership agreements
(EU) EU/HEALTH/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Günter Verheugen speaking to environment committee confident of industry's capacity to respond to environmental and climate challenges
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Consumer protection committee supports roaming opt-in
(EU) EP/MEDIA: Positive welcome from “culture” committee to draft consolidated directive on television without frontiers
(EU) EU/COMMUNICATION: Commission presents its European communication strategy to Parliament
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Glavakis's report slightly relaxes conditions for granting financial support for modernising fishing vessels
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Duarte Freitas Report increases aid for supplying fishery products from remote regions by €2 million
(EU) EP/HEALTH: MEPs mobilise against cancer
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission sends Greece back to Court of Justice for failure to adopt new framework for broadcasting service
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission gives go-ahead to Thrane and Thrane's acquisition of Nera
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(EU) EU/EIB: European Investment Bank plans debut Romanian Leu bond
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Legislation published in Official Journal
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