Follow Us

Follow us on Twitter  Follow us on LinkedIn
 

09 September 2013

Bloomberg: Dijsselbloem backs Barnier on bank resolution, notes conflicts


Default: Change to:


The European Commission's proposal for a single European resolution authority for failing banks is "defensible", though potential conflicts of interest must be prevented, Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said.


In a letter to the Dutch parliament, Dijsselbloem, who heads meetings of euro area finance ministers, said the Commission’s “prominent role” in the plan put forward in July by Michel Barnier, the EU’s financial services chief, contains the potential for conflicts of interest with its other functions, such as regulating state aid and the single market.

 “There is no plan B”, Barnier said earlier this month. “It’s urgent that we deliver this second pillar of the banking union, which the euro area needs for its stability.”

Dijsselbloem, on behalf of the Dutch cabinet, said conflicts of interest could be resolved by limiting the role of the European Commission and the ECB, which is scheduled to assume oversight of euro area banks next year, and making the Single Resolution Board an “independent body".

Full article



© Bloomberg


< Next Previous >
Key
 Hover over the blue highlighted text to view the acronym meaning
Hover over these icons for more information



Add new comment