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Cap on bonus payments of bankers

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • March 11 2013

After lengthy negotiations, the European Parliament, the European Commission and representatives of the EU Member States agreed at the end of February

A global financial transaction tax by any other name?

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • February 26 2013

On 14 February 2013, the European Commission published a proposal for a financial transaction tax ("FTT") to be introduced in a subset of the EU:

EU draft crisis management directive requires banks to implement recovery plans

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 12 2012

On June 6, 2012, the European Commission presented a draft directive on the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms (also referred to as the “Crisis Management Directive” or “CMD”) after extensive preparatory work on the international level and within the European Union

Towards a European Banking Union the European Commission announces a new legal framework for banking supervision

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • September 21 2012

On 12 September 2012, the European Commission published two proposals which will pave the way towards a European Banking Union

Banking sector speech: speech by Joaquín Almunia on the state aid perspective of restructuring the banking sector in the EU

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 26 2012

On 21 June 2012, Almunia, Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy, gave a speech on the State aid perspective of restructuring the banking sector in the EU

Italian banking tax aid case: European Court of Justice judgment on Italian banking tax aid scheme

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 26 2012

On 21 June 2012, the ECJ handed down its judgment on an appeal against a General Court ruling which dismissed an action by banks BNP Paribas and BNL against the European Commission’s decision that an Italian aid scheme in favour of restructured banks was incompatible with the EU

Refinancing guarantee: European Commission temporarily approves 10bn increase of guarantee for Dexia SA and Dexia Credit Local

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 12 2012

On 6 June 2012, the Commission announced its temporary approval to increase the ceiling of a refinancing guarantee granted by Belgium, France and Luxembourg to Dexia and its subsidiary, DCL

Eurozone crisis: managing your exposure

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • May 31 2012

As the European financial crisis continues to evolve, serious concerns have emerged about the possibility of Greece, and potentially other countries, exiting the eurozone

Financial sector: speech by Joaquín Almunia on the role of finance in overcoming the financial crisis

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • May 29 2012

On 23 May 2012, the European Commission published a speech by Almunia, Vice President of the Commission responsible for Competition Policy, on the role of finance in overcoming the financial and sovereign-debt crisis

European Commission temporarily approves aid for the resolution of Greek T Bank

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union, Greece
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  • May 22 2012

On 16 May 2012, the Commission announced that it has approved around 680m worth of State support granted by the Hellenic Deposit and Investment Guarantee Fund to facilitate Hellenic Postbank’s acquisition of Greek T Bank’s economic activities