Two controversial but crucial measures to improve the European market for financial services were today passed by the European Parliament.
The two measures - known in Brussels jargon as "the investment services directive" and "the transparency directive" - are expected to increase competition in the financial marketplace.
The European Commission estimates that integrating financial services across the EU could boost growth by one percent and employment by 0.5 percent.
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