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October 2007

Date Theme Subject  
     

September 2007

Date Theme Subject  
27.09.2007 Speech of C. McCreevy Current issues in the EU banking sector (SPEECH/07/573)
25.09.2007 Industrial property EU joins international designs treaty (IP/07/1388)
20.09.2007 Speech of C. McCreevy 2007 Čičin-Šain Lecture (SPEECH/07/555)
19.09.2007 Speech of C. McCreevy Public Commission Hearing on Retail Financial Services - Closing address (SPEECH/07/548)
18.09.2007 Speech of C. McCreevy Improving the competitiveness of European card-based payments (SPEECH/07/545)
14.09.2007 Speech of C. McCreevy Review of the Single Market (SPEECH/07/532)
13.09.2007 Speech of C. McCreevy Simplification of the business environment for companies (SPEECH/07/527)
12.09.2007 Speech of J. Holmquist Meeting of the Social Economy Intergroup
11.09.2007 Securities Public hearing on non-equities markets transparency, Brussels, 11.9.07 (MEX/07/0911)
11.09.2007 Speech of C. McCreevy Speech at the European Parliament ECON Committee (SPEECH/07/520)
10.09.2007 Speech of C. McCreevy The future of the Single Market Wolfsberg Conference (SPEECH/07/518)
05.09.2007 Speech of C. McCreevy Financial stability and the impact on the real economy (SPEECH/07/506)

August 2007

Date Theme Subject  
28.08.2007 External Dimension 2nd EU-China Roundtable on Financial Services and Regulation : The opportunity provided by the European Commission for You to address specific issues with your Chinese or European Counterparts. This event is specially organised for you. Those who will participate will play a key-role in the orientiation of the EU-China regulatory cooperation of the future.
03.08.2007 Single Market News The English version of SMN 46 is on line

July 2007

Date Theme Subject  
24.07.2007 Industrial property Commission adopts necessary measures for linking EU design registration system with WIPO international system (IP/07/1160)
20.07.2007 Corporate governance Commission reports on application of EU recommendations on directors' pay and independence (IP/07/1147)
  Company law Commission consults businesses on possible European Private Company Statute (IP/07/1146)
19.07.2007 External dimension The second EU-CHINA Roundtable on Financial Services and Regulation will be held in Brussels on 18 October
18.07.2007 Infringements Infringement proceedings against Austria, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom (IP/07/1132)
17.07.2007 Speech of C. McCreevy National Regulation and the Single Market – a perspective from Brussels (SPEECH/07/492)  
12.07.2007 SOLVIT Five successful years of solving concrete problems in Europe – faster (IP/07/1079)  
  Speech of C. McCreevy SOLVIT Press Conference (SPEECH/07/486)
 
 
  Accounting Accounting: Commission report shows progress on standards convergence in key partner countries (IP/07/1088)  
  Company law Commission sets out vision for simplifying EU rules on company law, accounting and auditing (IP/07/1087)  
  Auditing Consultation shows support for Commission action on non-EU audit firms (IP/07/1084)  
11.07.2007 EU cuts red tape at record speed Small businesses save time and money (IP/07/1076)  
10.07.2007 Speech of C. McCreevy 'Solvency II': EU to take global lead in insurance regulation (SPEECH/07/483)  
  Speech of C. McCreevy Update on Financial Services (SPEECH/07/482)  
  Speech of C. McCreevy Postal Services: Charlie McCreevy's statement to the European Parliament (SPEECH/07/480)  
  Speech of C. McCreevy Financial Services: Charlie McCreevy's statement to the European Parliament (SPEECH/07/479)  
  Insurance The European Commission has adopted a proposal concerning the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance, to introduce a new solvency capital and supervision framework for insurers and reinsurers - COM (2007) 361  
09.07.2007 Councils Preparation of Eurogroup and Economic and Finance Ministers Council, Brussels, 9 and 10 July 2007 (MEMO/07/281)  
06.07.2007 Speech of C. McCreevy Regulators: help or hindrance? (SPEECH/07/474)  
04.07.2007 External Dimension The 3rd EU-China Economic and Financial Dialogue  
03.07.2007 Single Market News The German and French version of issue 45 are on line  
02.07.2007 Internal Market Scoreboard Member States need to focus on correctly applying Internal Market rules (IP/07/991)

 

June 2007

Date Theme Subject  
28.06.2007 Speech of C. McCreevy Company law and corporate governance today (SPEECH/07/441)
27.06.2007 Infringements Public procurement: Commission requests Ireland to modify award procedure for agriculture advertising contracts (IP/07/926)
  Infringements Public procurement: Commission refers Germany to Court of Justice over the procurement of group pension services by municipal authorities and undertakings in Germany (IP/07/925)
  Infringements Public procurement: infringement proceedings against Italy (IP/07/924)
  Infringements Public procurement: Commission requests Spain to comply with previous Court of Justice judgement on health service contracts (IP/07/923)
  Infringements Public procurement: infringement proceedings against France (IP/07/922)
  Infringements Public procurement: Commission refers Spain to Court of Justice over Valencia town planning law (IP/07/921)
  Infringements Public procurement: infringement proceedings against Germany (IP/07/920)
  Infringements Public procurement: Commission closes cases against Finland, Italy and Slovenia (IP/07/918)
  Infringements Public procurement: Commission refers Germany to Court of Justice over the construction of new trade fair halls in Cologne (IP/07/917)
  Infringements Professional qualifications: infringement proceedings against Greece and Luxembourg (IP/07/916)
  Infringements Nationality requirements for notaries: Commission takes seven Member States to Court of Justice to ensure compliance with the principle of non-discrimination (IP/07/915)
  Infringements Public procurement: the Commission shelves infringement proceedings against France relating to certain provisions of the town planning code (IP/07/914)
  Infringements Internal market: Belgium taken to the Court of Justice for hampering the posting of non-EU workers (IP/07/913)
  Infringements Freedom of establishment: the Commission drops infringement proceedings against Italy concerning hydroelectric concessions (IP/07/912)
  Infringements Financial services: Commission formally requests 24 Member States to write Markets in Financial Instruments Directive ("MiFID") fully into national law (IP/07/911)
  Infringements Internal Market: Commission acts to ensure eight Member States implement EU laws (IP/07/910)
  Infringements Free movement of services: Commission acts to remove obstacles to the provision of sports betting services in France, Greece and Sweden (IP/07/909)
  Infringements Free movement of capital: Commission asks Portugal to abandon the special rights held in Energias de Portugal (EDP) and GALP Energia (IP/07/908)
  Infringements Free movement of capital: Commission asks Poland to amend its law on special powers (IP/07/907)
  Infringements Free movement of capital: the Commission shelves proceedings brought against France over legislation requiring co-owners to inform managing agents of their address in France (IP/07/906)
  Infringements Free movement of services: infringement proceedings against Austria and Portugal (IP/07/905)
  Infringements Freedom of establishment: Commission requests Portugal to amend its legislation on retail services (IP/07/904)
  Infringements Internal Market: Commission inquires into discriminatory restrictions on the granting of dwelling authorisations in Ireland (IP/07/903)
  Infringements Internal market: infringement proceedings against France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Spain and the United Kingdom (IP/07/902)
  Infringements Internal market: infringement proceedings against Italy regarding service stations (fuel distribution) (IP/07/901)
  Speech of C. McCreevy Challenges for EU supervisory arrangements in an increasingly global financial environment  (SPEECH/07/432)
26.06.2007 Speech of C. McCreevy Moving forward on Capital Market Integration (SPEECH/07/419)
  Financial supervision Conference on 'Challenges for EU supervisory arrangements in an increasingly global financial environment'
25.06.2007 Motor insurance Commission report on motor insurance issues (IP/07/881)
22.06.2007 Councils Preparation of the Competitiveness Council of Ministers (Memo/07/249)
21.06.2007 Public Procurement Commission welcomes European Parliament agreement on Directive improving rights of rejected bidders (IP/07/861)
18.06.2007 Auditing Commission publishes results of consultation on possible reform of liability rules in the EU (IP/07/845)
14.06.2007 Financial Services Commission appoints members of expert group on open-ended real estate funds (IP/07/836)
12.06.2007 Company law Directive on shareholders' rights formally adopted (IP/07/800)
  Banking Commission consults industry on reorganisation and winding up of credit institutions (IP/07/801)
11.06.2007 External dimension Commissioner McCreevy visits China and Japan
08.06.2007 Speech of C. McCreevy Commission Policies of Relevance to the Pensions Sector (SPEECH/07/379)
07.06.2007 Single Market News The English version of SMN 45 is on line
05.06.2007 Retail financial services Bank accounts: expert group recommends ways to improve customer mobility (IP/07/765)
04.06.2007 Shareholder's rights Commission publishes external study on proportionality between capital and control in EU listed companies (IP/07/751)
04.06.2007 Services Directive Commission consults service providers on codes of conduct (IP/07/753)
04.06.2007 Councils Preparation of Eurogroup and Economic and Finance Ministers Council, Luxembourg, 04 and 05.06.2007 (MEMO/07/220)