Economic and Monetary Affairs

Meeting documents

Highlights

Public Hearing on the Supervisory Package

In the framework of its ongoing work on the Commission proposal for a new supervisory framework for financial services, banking and insurance, the ECON organised a Hearing on 27 January from 3.00 pm to 6.30 pm in the Hemicycle. After an introduction by Jacques de Larosière, micro and macro supervisions were discussed by the ECON members with the contribution of high level experts such as Jose María Roldán Alegre, Peter Praet, Mario Draghi, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Henri de Castries.

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Presentation and competencies

Committee responsible for:

1. the economic and monetary policies of the Union, the functioning of Economic and Monetary Union and the European monetary and financial system (including relations with the relevant institutions or organisations);

2. the free movement of capital and payments (cross-border payments, single payment area, balance of payments, capital movements and borrowing and lending policy, control of movements of capital originating in third countries, measures to encourage the export of the Union's capital);

3. the international monetary and financial system (including relations with financial and monetary institutions and organisations);

4. rules on competition and State or public aid;

5. tax provisions;

6. the regulation and supervision of financial services, institutions and markets including financial reporting, auditing, accounting rules, corporate governance and other company law matters specifically concerning financial services.