Memo: Commissioner Barnier welcomes agreement between the European Parliament and Member States on Deposit Guarantee Schemes

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Series Details MEMO/13/1176 (17.12.13)
Publication Date 17/12/2013
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On 17 December 2013 European Commissioner Barnier welcomed the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and EU Member States on the new rules on Deposit Guarantee Schemes.

The new Directive is an important step towards completing the single rulebook on crisis management for credit institutions in the EU. Under the Directive depositors will continue to benefit from a guaranteed coverage of €100,000 in case of bankruptcy, but access to the guaranteed amount will be easier and faster.

Agreement on this proposal was seen as one essential element towards create a banking union for the EU / Eurozone.

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Related Links
ESO: Background information: Website: Deposit Guarantee Schemes http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-deposit-guarantee-schemes/
EUObserver, 18.12.13: EU reaches deal to protect bank savings http://euobserver.com/news/122517
Council of the European Union: Press release, 18.12.13: Lithuanian Presidency reaches political agreement on Deposit Guarantee Schemes http://ue.eu.int/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ecofin/140156.pdf
ESO: Background Information: Economic and Financial Affairs Council, Brussels, 10 December 2013 / Ministers edge toward bank resolution deal http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-economic-and-financial-affairs-council-brussels-10-december-2013-ministers-edge-toward-bank-resolution-deal/
European Parliament: Press Release, 18.12.13: EP and Council negotiators break depositor-taxpayer link http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20131217IPR31137/html/EP-and-Council-negotiators-break-depositor-taxpayer-link
European Parliament: Press Release, 18.12.13: Banking union: "I hope the momentum is not lost" http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20131216STO31025/html/Banking-union-I-hope-the-momentum-is-not-lost
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 18.12.13: Lithuanian Presidency reaches political agreement on Deposit Guarantee Schemes http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ecofin/140156.pdf

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