What’s new?

May 2013

16.05.2013 – Financial Markets Infrastructure

Memo on the practical implementation of the EMIR framework to non-EU central counterparties (CCPs)  

08.05.2013 – Retail financial services

Commission acts to make bank accounts cheaper, more transparent and accessible to all (IP/13/415)

06.05.2013 – Free movement of professionals

Study “Evaluation of the Legal Framework for the Free Movement of Lawyers” (Final report  )

April 2013

25.04.2013 – Financial Services

The European Financial Stability and Integration Report (EFSIR), presented today by the Commission at a joint conference with the European Central Bank, shows that, despite improvements, the financial crisis continued to exert a significant impact in holding back economic growth in 2012. (IP/13/367)

24.04.2013 – Banking

Stakeholders meeting on Bank Structural Reform, 17.05.2013

23.04.2013 – Services

The Commission published today a report on progress made in the implementation of the e-commerce action plan it adopted in January 2012. (MEX/13/0423)

19.04.2013 – Enforcement of intellectual property rights

Conference: “Jointly Building Resilient EU Responses to Counterfeiting”, 22.04.2013

18.04.2013 – Enforcement of intellectual property rights

33 companies and trade associations join in fight against the online sale of counterfeit goods (MEX/13/0418)

18.04.2013 – Financial Markets Infrastructure

OTC Derivatives Regulators Group report to the G-20 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of 18-19 April 2013  

16.04.2013 – Accounting

Commission moves to enhance business transparency on social and environmental matters (IP/13/330)

16.04.2013 – Insurances

The European Commission today presented a strategy on adaptation to climate change. In a related measure, it also adopted a Green Paper on insurance in the context of natural and man-made disasters. This public consultation launches a wide debate on the adequacy and availability of existing insurance options (IP/13/329)

11.04.2013 – Internal Market

Single Market News Issue 65 is online

09.04.2013 – Public Procurement

Golden Book of e-Procurement Good Practices (MEX/13/0409)

09.04.2013 – Accounting

Statement by Commissioner Michel Barnier welcoming the agreement reached on disclosure requirements for the extractive industry and loggers of primary forests and on simpler accounting requirements for small companies (MEMO/13/323)

March 2013

28.03.2013 – Insurances

Decision to make a winding-up order in respect of Lemma Europe Insurance Company Limited (OJ C92)

28.03.2013 – Insurances

Decision to launch winding-up proceedings in respect of EVIMA GROUP AAE (OJ C92)

27.03.2013 – Industrial Property

Trade marks: Commission proposes easier access and stronger protection (IP/13/287)

25.03.2013 – Financial Markets Infrastructure

European Commission launches Green Paper on the long-term financing of the European economy (IP/13/274)

22.03.2013 – Public Procurement

Commission proposes to conclude the revised World Trade Organisation’s Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) (MEX/13/0322)

22.03.2013 – Industrial Property

Commission publishes a study on Geographical indication protection for non-agricultural products. (MEX/13/0322)

22.03.2013 – Financial Markets Infrastructure

OTC derivatives transactions: Commission adopts a report on the International Treatment of Central Banks and Debt Management Offices (MEX/13/0322)

19.03.2013 – Accounting

Commissioner Barnier appoints Philippe Maystadt as Special Adviser to enhance EU’s role in promoting high quality accounting standards (IP/13/242/)

11.03.2013 – Financial Markets Infrastructure

19/03/2013 – Joint EU Commission and ECB conference on “Post-trade harmonisation and financial integration in Europe”

08.03.2013 – Banking

The Commission has published the summary of responses as well as individual replies to the consultation on a possible framework for the recovery and resolution of financial institutions other than banks.

05.03.2013 – Accounting

New regulation adopting standards: amendments to IFRS 1

February 2013

26.02.2013 – Insurances

Decision to open winding-up proceedings in respect of AIM Általános Biztosító Zrt. (AIM General Insurance Private Company Limited by Shares) (OJ C56)

26.02.2013 – Insurances

Decision to open winding-up proceedings in respect of Hill Insurance Company Limited (OJ C56)

19.02.2013 – Internal Market

Internal Market Scoreboard: a record-breaking 15^th anniversary edition! (IP/13/127)

19.02.2013 – Industrial Property

First Member States sign the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (see pictures of the event) (6590/13)

15.02.2013 – 20th anniversary, Internal Market

Publication of the brochure 20 years of the Single Market, 20 achievements in transport

12.02.2013 – Public Procurement

A study-review evaluating the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) was published (MARKT/2011/111/C  )

08.02.2013 – Securities

The Commission has published today a summary of contributions to the public consultation on benchmarks which was held between September and the end of November 2012. (MEX/13/0208)

08.02.2013 – Copyright

Structured stakeholder dialogue “Licences for Europe”: the main purpose of this dialogue is to seek to deliver rapid progress in bringing content online through practical industry-led solutions. The initiative has been launched by Commissioners Barnier, Kroes and Vassiliou.

05.02.2013 – Payment services, Company Law

The Commission adopts two proposals to update and improve the EU’s existing legal framework designed to protect the financial system against money laundering and terrorist financing. (IP/13/87)

01.02.2013 – Free movement of professionals

Consolidated version of the annex V.4 (veterinary surgeon) of the Directive