Financial services: Agreement on the involvement of consumers in policymaking

On 14 February 2017, representatives of the Council and the European Parliament reached agreement on a programme to promote the involvement of consumers in policymaking in financial services.

Grants will be provided to two NGOs - Finance Watch and Better Finance - to support activities that encourage the involvement of consumers and other end-users in policymaking. The programme will also contribute to the information of consumers about issues at stake in regulation of the financial sector.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: The Impact of the Crisis on Civil Society Organisations in the EU – Risks and Opportunities http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-impact-of-the-crisis-on-civil-society-organisations-in-the-eu-risks-and-opportunities/

ESO: Background information: Speech: Building Europe’s recovery, rebuilding its monetary union http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-building-europes-recovery-rebuilding-its-monetary-union/

ESO: Background information: Speech: Economic governance after the crisis in the EU: what's next? http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-economic-governance-after-the-crisis-in-the-euwhats-next/

ESO: Background information: The EU policymaking paradox: Citizen participation is a must, but the shaping of policies has become too technical http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eu-policymaking-paradox-citizen-participation-is-a-must-but-the-shaping-of-policies-has-become-too-technical/

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