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            <title><![CDATA[Commissioner Barnier visits Unit]]><![CDATA[ed States]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/headlines/news/2012/02/20120222_2_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Commissioner Barnier is on a t]]><![CDATA[wo-day visit to the United State]]><![CDATA[s, to discuss with his American ]]><![CDATA[counterparts the state of play o]]><![CDATA[f the implementation of G20 comm]]><![CDATA[itments in the area of financial]]><![CDATA[ regulation.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commissioner Barnier ]]><![CDATA[appoints members of a High-level]]><![CDATA[ Expert Group on possible reform]]><![CDATA[s to the structure of the EU ban]]><![CDATA[king sector]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/headlines/news/2012/02/20120222_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Commissioner Barnier has today]]><![CDATA[ appointed the members of the Hi]]><![CDATA[gh-level Expert Group set to exa]]><![CDATA[mine structural aspects of the E]]><![CDATA[U's banking sector. The Group wi]]><![CDATA[ll present its final report to t]]><![CDATA[he Commission by the end of summ]]><![CDATA[er 2012.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Managing the Greek crisis]]><![CDATA[ – Interview]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/headlines/articles-interviews/2012/02/20120220_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Making Greece']]><![CDATA[s public debt sustainable, and m]]><![CDATA[aking sure other EU countries le]]><![CDATA[arn from the Greek example. Inte]]><![CDATA[rview at BFM radio.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA["It's time to ]]><![CDATA[speak about new growth." - Inter]]><![CDATA[view]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA["It is not enough to s]]><![CDATA[peak about austerity and rigour ]]><![CDATA[to the Greeks and Europeans. We ]]><![CDATA[must above all give them fresh h]]><![CDATA[ope." Interview by Joël Bigorgne]]><![CDATA[, Ouest France.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FATF adopts revise]]><![CDATA[d international standards agains]]><![CDATA[t money laundering and terrorist]]><![CDATA[ financing]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Financial Action Task Force]]><![CDATA[ (FATF), an intergovernmental bo]]><![CDATA[dy with 36 members, and with the]]><![CDATA[ participation of over 180 count]]><![CDATA[ries, has adopted new standards ]]><![CDATA[aimed at strengthening global sa]]><![CDATA[feguards and protecting the inte]]><![CDATA[grity of the financial system ag]]><![CDATA[ainst money laundering and terro]]><![CDATA[rist financing threats. The Euro]]><![CDATA[pean Commission will now take st]]><![CDATA[eps to ensure that these revised]]><![CDATA[ standards are rapidly incorpora]]><![CDATA[ted into our own European framew]]><![CDATA[ork.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Appointment of David Wright a]]><![CDATA[s the Secretary-General of IOSCO]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Statement]]><![CDATA[ by Commissioner Michel Barnier ]]><![CDATA[welcoming the appointment of Dav]]><![CDATA[id Wright as Secretary-General o]]><![CDATA[f the International Organization]]><![CDATA[ of Securities Commissions (IOSC]]><![CDATA[O).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Future European rules for pens]]><![CDATA[ion funds]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/headlines/speeches/2012/02/20120210_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA["I am aware that there is a ]]><![CDATA[lot of concern about the introdu]]><![CDATA[ction of risk-based solvency rul]]><![CDATA[es for pension funds. We will in]]><![CDATA[spire ourselves from these rules]]><![CDATA[ when appropriate but that does ]]><![CDATA[not mean we will 'copy and paste]]><![CDATA[' Solvency II" – Statement by Co]]><![CDATA[mmissioner Barnier.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Two years of t]]><![CDATA[ackling the economic crisis]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/headlines/news/2012/02/20120210_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Today marks tw]]><![CDATA[o years of Commissioner Barnier']]><![CDATA[s mandate as European Commission]]><![CDATA[er responsible for Internal mark]]><![CDATA[et and Services. The diagnosis d]]><![CDATA[rawn up at the beginning of last]]><![CDATA[ year still holds true: Europe c]]><![CDATA[annot simply take defensive meas]]><![CDATA[ures in response to the crises, ]]><![CDATA[however important these may be, ]]><![CDATA[it must also give Europeans the ]]><![CDATA[opportunity for new growth.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Agreem]]><![CDATA[ent on new European rules to reg]]><![CDATA[ulate financial derivatives (EMI]]><![CDATA[R)]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/headlines/speeches/2012/02/20120209_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA["I ]]><![CDATA[congratulate the European Parlia]]><![CDATA[ment and the Council on reaching]]><![CDATA[ today an important agreement on]]><![CDATA[ a regulation for more stability]]><![CDATA[, transparency and efficiency in]]><![CDATA[ derivatives markets (…) The era]]><![CDATA[ of opacity and shady deals is o]]><![CDATA[ver". Statement by Commissioner ]]><![CDATA[Barnier.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commission proposes a Eur]]><![CDATA[opean Foundation Statute]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/headlines/news/2012/02/20120208_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[European Foundati]]><![CDATA[ons will have legal personality ]]><![CDATA[and legal capacity in all Member]]><![CDATA[ States. This new status will al]]><![CDATA[low them to carry out activities]]><![CDATA[ and channel funding within the ]]><![CDATA[EU in an easier and less costly ]]><![CDATA[way. It will also allow foundati]]><![CDATA[ons to benefit from more visibil]]><![CDATA[ity to promote their activity an]]><![CDATA[d attract more funding thanks to]]><![CDATA[ a European label.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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