The Council approves a compromise with the Parliament on financial supervision
07 September 2010
The Parliament is expected to approve the texts in the first reading during its plenary session starting on 20 September. The Council will formally approve them at the subsequent meeting without further discussion.
The Council today endorsed an agreement reached with the European Parliament on the key elements of the reform of the EU framework for supervision of the financial system.
The reform is aimed at establishing a new basis for supervision in Europe, eliminating deficiencies that were exposed during the financial crisis. It involves the creation of a European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), which will provide macro-prudential oversight of the financial system, and three supervisory authorities: a European Banking Authority (EBA); a European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and a European Securities and Markets Authority.
The agreement with the Parliament, which focuses on draft regulations establishing the ESRB and the EBA, will enable all of these bodies to be operational since 1 January 2011.
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