Michel Barnier, at the EESC plenary session: "Brexit shows the EU is not a prison, but those who leave have to face the consequences"
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Michel Barnier, at the EESC plenary session: "Brexit shows the EU is not a prison, but those who leave have to face the consequences" Description: For the first time after the signature of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement Michel Barnier, Head of the European Commission Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom expressed publicly his views on the text during a debate at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) January plenary session. This agreement starts a new era of our relationship with the UK, but we will have to face together a number of issues in the future, said Barnier.
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: ESMA UPDATES SFTR Q&A’s Description: The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today updated its Questions and Answers related to reporting under the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR).
The time has come to deliver and give the word 'community' new meaning, said Prime Minister Costa at the EESC Plenary
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: The time has come to deliver and give the word 'community' new meaning, said Prime Minister Costa at the EESC Plenary Description: Portugal's Prime Minister, António Costa, participated in the European Economic and Social Committee's plenary session on 27 January to present the priorities of the Portuguese presidency of the EU.
Zero tolerance for harassment with the EESC's new Code of Conduct
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Zero tolerance for harassment with the EESC's new Code of Conduct Description: More clarity, greater financial transparency, strict rules on harassment and stronger sanctions for non-compliance. On 28 January 2021, the members of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) voted for major changes to their Code of Conduct. This is the first milestone in the reform of the Committee that the new EESC leadership is undertaking.