The EU commission on Monday (11 July) for the first time indicated plans to regulate ratings agencies after several run-ins over agency decisions about the credit reliability of ailing eurozone members.
Speaking in Paris, internal market commissioner Michel Barnier said the agencies occupied a place that is "far too important in Europe" and mooted a ban on ratings for countries covered by international rescue packages.
"One can't just not take into account the fact that these Memb...
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