Thursday, July 02, 2009

EU set to tighten rules for markets


The UK, France and Germany are set to reach a broad understanding on Thursday on how to strengthen financial regulation in the European Union, in spite of British reservations about the powers to be given to EU authorities.

At a two-day summit in Brussels, leaders of the 27-nation bloc are expected to approve a plan to create two agencies – a European risk-monitoring board and a system of financial supervisors – to watch over the banking, insurance and securities markets.

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