Michel Barnier

Internal Market and Services

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Competitiveness - the key to growth in a strong Europe
16/05/2012

"Thanks to the hard work of the national delegations and the Danish Presidency, we have marked important progress today. Member States have given the Presidency a mandate to start the next and final step: negotiations with the European Parliament."

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"Our initiatives have one thing in common: they all aim for a clearer application of copyright rules by striking a good balance between providing the widest selection of works online and ensuring fair compensation for artists." Speech by Commissioner Barnier to "LetsGoConnected".

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"Our goal should not be to have a homogenous European payments market. National specificities are often based on the habits and preferences of consumers which we must respect. That said, consumers will only reap the benefits of electronic and mobile commerce if their purchases – and therefore their payments – abroad are made as easily as in their own country." Speech by Commissioner Barnier at the Conference on card, internet and mobile payments.

Asset management, the key to intelligent financial regulation
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"Asset managers are in the vanguard to make Europeans' savings work for businesses. And to help savers better manage the risks they face in the course of their lives." Speech by Commissioner Barnier to the European Fund and Asset Management Association.

Revised rules on capital requirements (CRD IV): Statement by Commissioner Barnier following the ECOFIN Council
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"We have made real progress at this extraordinary Council. And I am convinced that at the next ECOFIN meeting on 15 May, on the basis of the very large consensus on the latest compromise text, the Council will be able to formally give the Presidency a mandate to start negotiations with the European Parliament".

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