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  • 05/30/12 EU Proposes Cross-Border Bank Rescues Source: Insurance Journal European Union countries could be obliged to bail out one another's struggling banks, according to a draft EU law that marks a big step towards greater EU financial integration likely to upset some members, particularly Germany.
  • 05/29/12 Barnier seeks EU 'banking union' Source: Gulf News Paris The European Union should seek to create a 'banking union' in which lenders face tough, common rules allowing them to be wound down without recourse to taxpayer bailouts, the bloc's top financial services regulator said.
  • 05/29/12 Europe must invest to maintain sovereignty: Barnier Source: EUbusiness - UK Europe must urgently invest in key industries or risk losing economic sovereignty by becoming a passive consumer of imports, European internal market commissioner Michel Barnier said Tuesday.
  • 05/28/12 Fresh Fears as EU Finalises Reform Plans Source: CNBC - Europe Top News and Analysis Sweeping reforms to shift the burden of rescuing failing banks from taxpayers to bondholders are to be unveiled by the European Commission, despite fears it will further rattle nervous bank investors.
  • 05/25/12 Fresh fears as EU finalises reform plans Source: FT.com Sweeping reforms to shift the burden of rescuing failing banks from taxpayers to bondholders are to be unveiled by the European Commission, despite fears it will further rattle nervous bank investors.

Background on michel barnier

Michel Barnier (born 9 January 1951) is a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and Vice President of the European People's Party (EPP).

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