Aller plus loin dans la construction de l’Europe financière

A deeper European financial integration The ambitious plan to construct a European internal market for financial services becomes every day more and more concrete. It is represented by the adoption and the realization of the Financial Services Action Plan (FSAP), adopted in 2005. FSAP allowed the development of a new approach for regulation, more opened, transparent and balanced. It is now necessary to use performed progresses to continue the European financial integration. A broad potential remains to exploit with more integration. It will reinforce competitiveness and effectiveness of the European financial area. Three types of efforts can allow to reach this objectives : consolidate European dynamics, better link the citizens to the successes of financial Europe and finally favour European industry in a globalized world. JEL classification : F36, G18, G28L’ambitieux projet de construire un marché intérieur européen pour les services financiers devient chaque jour une réalité plus concrète. Il est symbolisé par l’adoption et la réalisation du Plan d’action pour les services financiers (PASF), achevée en 2005. Le PASF a permis le développement d’une nouvelle approche pour la réglementation, ouverte, transparente, proportionnée. Il est maintenant nécessaire de s’appuyer sur les progrès effectués pour aller plus loin dans la construction de l’Europe financière. Il reste un large potentiel à exploiter, par le biais de plus d’intégration, ce qui renforcera la compétitivité et l’efficience du secteur financier européen. Pour y parvenir, les efforts doivent se concentrer sur trois axes : consolider la dynamique européenne, mieux associer les citoyens aux réussites de l’Europe financière et enfin donner toutes ses chances à l’industrie européenne dans un contexte mondialisé. Classification JEL : F36, G18, G28McCreevy Charlie. Aller plus loin dans la construction de l’Europe financière . In: Revue d'économie financière, n°87, 2007. Les progrès de l'Europe financière. pp. 217-224

Noseband use in equestrian sports - an international study

Nosebands are used by riders to prevent the horse from opening its mouth, to increase control and, in some cases, to comply with the competition rules. While equestrian texts traditionally recommend that two adult human fingers should be able to fit under a fastened noseband, noseband tightness levels are not, in general, regulated in competition. Possible detrimental consequences for the horse, of excessively tight nosebands, include discomfort, pain or tissue damage. The current study investigated noseband usage in equestrian competition. Data regarding noseband type, position, width and tightness were collected from 750 horses in eventing (n = 354), dressage (n = 334) and performance hunter (n = 62) competitions in Ireland, England and Belgium. Data were collected immediately before or after the performance. Using the ISES taper gauge as a guide, results were classified according to the number of `fingers' that could fit under the noseband at the nasal planum, and assigned to six groups: greater than 2 fingers; 2 fingers; 1.5 fingers; 1 finger; 0.5 fingers; zero fingers. A calliper was used to measure noseband width and position relative to the facial crest. The data were not normally distributed so Kruskall-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests were used. In all, 44% of horses fell into the zero fingers classification while only 7% were in the two fingers classification. Significant differences emerged between disciplines (p<0.001), with the highest levels of noseband tightness measured among eventers followed by dressage horses with lowest levels among performance hunters. Noseband tightness did not differ significantly with horse age (p>0.05), which ranged from 4 to 19 years. The flash noseband was the most commonly used noseband (n = 326) and was significantly tighter than the cavesson (p < 0.001), drop noseband (p < 0.001) and the Micklem (p < 0.005). Noseband width ranged from 10 to 50 mm. Noseband position varied widely with the distance between the facial crest and upper noseband margin ranging from 0 to 70 mm. The high proportion of very tight nosebands found in this study raises concerns regarding the short and long term behavioural and physiological consequences of such tight nosebands are for the horse. Although these data are currently lacking, the findings are of concern

Kwalitatieve analyse: kunst én kunde - dataset bron 08. “EC ALDE workshop on financial crisis”

Formaat: MP4 Omvang: 47,2 Mb 27 February 2008 Online beschikbaar: [01-12-2014] Standard Youtube License Uploaded on Jun 11, 2008 Video summary of the ALDE workshop "The International Financial Crisis: Its causes and what to do about it?" Event date: 27/02/08 14:00 to 18:00 Location: Room ASP 5G2, European Parliament, Brussels This workshop will bring together Members of the European Parliament, economists, academics and journalists as well as representatives of the European Commission to discuss the lessons that have to be drawn from the recent financial crisis caused by the US sub-prime mortgage market. With the view of the informal ECOFIN meeting in April which will look at the financial sector supervision and crisis management mechanisms, this workshop aims at debating a wide range of topics including: - how to improve the existing supervisory framework, - how to combat the opacity of financial markets and improve transparency requirements, - how to address the rating agencies' performance and conflict of interest, - what regulatory lessons are to be learnt in order to avoid a repetition of the sub-prime and the resulting credit crunch. PROGRAMME 14:00 - 14:10 Opening remarks: Graham Watson, leader of the of the ALDE Group 14:10 - 14:25 Keynote speech by Charlie McCreevy, Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services, European Commission 14:25 - 14:40 Presentation by Daniel Daianu, MEP (ALDE) of his background paper 14:40 - 15:30 Panel I: Current features of the financial systems and the main causes of the current international crisis. -John Purvis, MEP EPP -Eric De Keuleneer, Solvay Business School, Free University of Brussels -Nigel Phipps, Head of European Regulatory Affairs Moody's -Wolfgang Munchau, journalist Financial Times -Robert Priester, European Banking Federation (EBF), Head of Department Banking Supervision and Financial Markets -Ray Kinsella, Director of the Centre for Insurance Studies University College Dublin -Servaas Deroose, Director ECFIN.C, Macroeconomy of the euro area and the EU, European Commission -Leke Van den Burg, MEP PSE -David Smith, Visiting Professor at Derby Business Schoo