Brussels, 09/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - Whilst member states continue taking steps to save the banks at a national level, the Commission is seeking to assess the effects of these emergency measures on state aid rules.
On Wednesday 8 October, the British prime minister announced a total of up to £500 billion (€640bn) as an emergency measure. Jean-Pierre Jouyet and José Manuel Barroso informed MEPs on the same day that these measures are clearly part of the orientations taken by last...