The European Commission gave strong support for proposals on a new financial regulatory framework on Wednesday (4 March) and said their speedy implementation was crucial to restoring EU citizens' confidence in the financial sector.
"If we don't do it now, we will never to do it. We have to seize the moment. We can not defer it to the Greek calends," commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said.
Mr Barroso made the comments as he outlined the commission's contribution to the summ...
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