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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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10
Feb
2012
Opinions

Access to the activity of credit institutions

Opinion on the Commission proposals for a Directive on the access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, and for a Regulation on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms

See also the text of the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investement firms

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Transfers of data
Information Security
Finance & Economy
Technologies
27
Jan
2012
Opinions

Administrative Cooperation in the field of Excise Duties

Opinion on the Proposal for a Council Regulation on Administrative Cooperation in the field of Excise Duties, OJ C 74/1, 13.3.2012, p1

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Transfers of data
Finance & Economy
25
Oct
2011
Formal Comments

Terrorist Finance Tracking System (TFTS)

Letter to Ms Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

Available languages: English
Comments on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 13 July 2011: “A European terrorist finance tracking system: Available options”
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Transfers of data
Finance & Economy
Money laundering
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Counter-terrorism