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Finance & Economy

The financial crisis has emphasised the need to harmonise rules on the functioning of financial markets, a crucial source of financing in today´s economy. The EU actively tries to improve, in particular, the accountability of financial institutions and transparency of financial markets, at the same time combatting tax evasion and money laundering. These legitimate policies often require, in practice, the collection, use and storage of large amounts of personal information. Therefore, it is necessary to balance public policy objectives with the fundamental rights to privacy and data protection.

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23
Nov
2012
Opinions

Insurance mediation, UCITS and key information documents for investment products

Opinion on proposals for a Directive on insurance mediation, a Directive amending certain provisions of Directive 2009/65/EC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative sanctions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities and a Regulation on key information documents for investment products 

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Executive Summary
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ePrivacy Directive
Data retention
Consumers
Finance & Economy
Electronic Communications, Information Society
9
Jul
2012
Opinions

Improving securities settlement in the European Union

Opinion on the Commission proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories (CSDs) and amending Directive 98/26/EC

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Finance & Economy
Internal Market
18
Jun
2012
Formal Comments

Proposal for directive on freezing and confiscating proceeds of crime

Letter to Ms Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Home Affairs concerning proposal for directive on freezing and confiscating proceeds of crime

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Topics
Finance & Economy
Police Cooperation