Brussels signals new rules on bank bail-outs

Article reports that the European Commission was expected to push for an integrated European system for bailing out ailing banks, primarily financed by the industry, when European Union finance ministers met at an Informal Meeting of Economics and Finance Ministers (ECOFIN), Madrid, 16-17 April 2010.

Spain: EU Presidency: Agenda: Informal meetings of ministers: Informal Meeting of Economics and Finance Ministers (ECOFIN) http://www.eu2010.es/en/agenda/informalesministros/evento021.html

ESO: Background information: Call for European bail-out agency http://www.europeansources.info/record/call-for-european-bail-out-agency/

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