-In his 
 speech 
at the Forum for US-EU Legal Economic Affairs Mr Bolkestein stressed the need for acceleration in the integration process of European financial markets and concentrated on the following points: 
 eliminating barriers to cross-border investment; 
 Investors Information; 
 Strengthening investor confidence; 
 more efficient regulatory system; 
“In line with the Lamfalussy Report, the Commission is launching some economic studies to try to measure those benefits”, Mr Bolkestein said. “The title of this overall session is: ‘An EU Securities Market that helps secure efficient international capital markets, structural reform of the European economy, and a new European entrepreneurial culture’'. 
      
      
      
      
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