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            <title><![CDATA[Stricter rules for credit rating]]><![CDATA[ agencies to enter into force]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/headlines/news/2013/06/20130618_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[As of 20 Jun]]><![CDATA[e, credit rating agencies (CRAs)]]><![CDATA[ will have to follow stricter ru]]><![CDATA[les which will make them more ac]]><![CDATA[countable for their actions. The]]><![CDATA[ new regulatory package, which r]]><![CDATA[einforces the existing rules on ]]><![CDATA[credit rating agencies, consists]]><![CDATA[ of a Regulation and a Directive]]><![CDATA[.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commission welcomes EIOPA report]]><![CDATA[ on Long-Term Guarantee Assessme]]><![CDATA[nt for insurance sector]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/headlines/news/2013/06/20130614_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Insur]]><![CDATA[ance and Occupational Pensions A]]><![CDATA[uthority (EIOPA) has published a]]><![CDATA[ report assessing a possible pac]]><![CDATA[kage of measures to facilitate t]]><![CDATA[he provision of insurance produc]]><![CDATA[ts with long-term guarantees und]]><![CDATA[er the new Solvency II insurance]]><![CDATA[ regulatory regime. The Commissi]]><![CDATA[on considers that the findings o]]><![CDATA[f the report can provide a basis]]><![CDATA[ for a political agreement on Om]]><![CDATA[nibus II.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commissioner Barnier wel]]><![CDATA[comes the trilogue agreement on ]]><![CDATA[the modernisation of the Profess]]><![CDATA[ional Qualifications Directive]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/headlines/speeches/2013/06/20130612-2_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The E]]><![CDATA[uropean Parliament and the Counc]]><![CDATA[il have reached an agreement tod]]><![CDATA[ay on the modernisation of the D]]><![CDATA[irective on professional qualifi]]><![CDATA[cations. “The modernisation of t]]><![CDATA[his directive is an important me]]><![CDATA[asure in our strategy to relaunc]]><![CDATA[h the European economy. In creat]]><![CDATA[ing a more efficient system for ]]><![CDATA[recognition of professional qual]]><![CDATA[ifications, it will contribute t]]><![CDATA[o dealing with the labour shorta]]><![CDATA[ge in Europe and will come to th]]><![CDATA[e aid of highly qualified job se]]><![CDATA[ekers, in particular the young”.]]><![CDATA[ Statement by Commissioner Barni]]><![CDATA[er.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commissioner Barnier welcomes ]]><![CDATA[European Parliament vote on the ]]><![CDATA[Accounting and Transparency Dire]]><![CDATA[ctives (including country by cou]]><![CDATA[ntry reporting)]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/headlines/speeches/2013/06/20130612_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Statement by Commissio]]><![CDATA[ner Barnier: “I welcome today’s ]]><![CDATA[vote by the European Parliament ]]><![CDATA[on the new Accounting and Transp]]><![CDATA[arency Directives”.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Financial regu]]><![CDATA[lation: laying sound foundations]]><![CDATA[ for stability and growth in Eur]]><![CDATA[ope]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/headlines/speeches/2013/06/20130607_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[“N]]><![CDATA[ew capital requirements, supervi]]><![CDATA[sion and resolution will bring b]]><![CDATA[ack financial stability. But thi]]><![CDATA[s is not sufficient to restore w]]><![CDATA[hat Europe needs most: innovatio]]><![CDATA[n, competitive industries, moder]]><![CDATA[n infrastructures and green grow]]><![CDATA[th. To achieve this, we need lon]]><![CDATA[g-term investment”. Speech by Co]]><![CDATA[mmissioner Barnier at the Econom]]><![CDATA[ic Ideas Forum, Helsinki.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Crowdfun]]><![CDATA[ding: which framework(s) should ]]><![CDATA[be set up at the European level ]]><![CDATA[in order to embrace its potentia]]><![CDATA[l while minimising the risks?]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/headlines/speeches/2013/06/20130603_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[“It is t]]><![CDATA[oo early to know whether crowdfu]]><![CDATA[nding is going to revolutionise ]]><![CDATA[finance, and even if it is going]]><![CDATA[ to continue to exist in its cur]]><![CDATA[rent form. Only one thing is for]]><![CDATA[ sure: if this encouraging pheno]]><![CDATA[menon keeps its promises, Europe]]><![CDATA[ cannot afford to miss out”. Spe]]><![CDATA[ech by Commissionner Barnier at ]]><![CDATA[the workshop on crowdfunding.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Revi]]><![CDATA[sion of the Transparency Directi]]><![CDATA[ve: Commissioner Barnier welcome]]><![CDATA[s the agreement reached by the E]]><![CDATA[uropean Parliament and the Counc]]><![CDATA[il]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/headlines/speeches/2013/05/20130530_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[“Wi]]><![CDATA[th this agreement, listed compan]]><![CDATA[ies including small and medium-s]]><![CDATA[ized issuers, will no longer be ]]><![CDATA[obliged to publish quarterly fin]]><![CDATA[ancial information, which will c]]><![CDATA[ontribute to less administrative]]><![CDATA[ burden”. Statement by Commissio]]><![CDATA[ner Barnier.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Digital Single Market]]><![CDATA[: let’s make reality match our v]]><![CDATA[ision!]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/headlines/speeches/2013/05/20130528-2_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[“Here is my vision: a genuine]]><![CDATA[, empowering digital single mark]]><![CDATA[et; acting as a multiplier of th]]><![CDATA[e single market as we know it”. ]]><![CDATA[Speech by Commissionner Barnier ]]><![CDATA[at the conference The EU Digital]]><![CDATA[ Single Market: From rhetoric to]]><![CDATA[ reality.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Let’s make Europe a plac]]><![CDATA[e of innovation]]></title>
            <link>http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/headlines/speeches/2013/05/20130528_en.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[“Our policy on innovat]]><![CDATA[ion is not limited to the issue ]]><![CDATA[of the patent. It is my ambition]]><![CDATA[ to go further than this”. Speec]]><![CDATA[h by Commissioner Barnier at the]]><![CDATA[ European Inventor Awards ceremo]]><![CDATA[ny in Amsterdam.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Our response to t]]><![CDATA[he financial crisis - Structured]]><![CDATA[ Dialogue]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA["One year ahead of the end]]><![CDATA[ of the term, it is the time to ]]><![CDATA[outline a first assessment of ou]]><![CDATA[r joint action to face the finan]]><![CDATA[cial crisis. This is also the ti]]><![CDATA[me to define the priorities for ]]><![CDATA[the rest of the year ... ". Spee]]><![CDATA[ch by Commissioner Barnier at th]]><![CDATA[e European Parliament's Committe]]><![CDATA[e on Economic and Monetary Affai]]><![CDATA[rs.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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