Financial supervisors issue unusual warning as EU prepares to simplify regulation
A Euro sign is seen at the visitors centre of the European Central Bank (ECB), at the central bank's headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on December 12, 2024© Photo credit: AFP
Martin Arnold
07:11
Europe’s drive to simplify and streamline financial regulation is making top supervisors nervous about the risk of key safeguards being watered down.
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