IEU MONITORING: Euro & Finance Telegram 5 Feb 2018

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# EMU: 

• The EESC calls on Member States to expedite completion of the Economic and Monetary Union +++ 
• EP Opinion - European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2018 - PE 615.324v02-00 - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 

# ECB: 

• Speech by ECB President Mario Draghi on 5 Feb 2018 at the EU Parliament debate on the ECB 2016 Annual Report +++ 
• EP Video of a plenary debate - European Central Bank Annual Report for 2016 - Monday, 5 February 2018 - 17:30 - Strasbourg +++ 
• EU-Abgeordneter Martin Schirdewan (DIE LINKE.): Investitionen statt Kasino-Kapitalismus
• ECB: The macroeconomic impact of the US tax reform +++ 
• ECB: Tight money - tight credit: coordination failure in the conduct of monetary and financial policies +++ 
• ECB: Time-consistent monetary policy, terms of trade manipulation and welfare in open economies 

# SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

• EU Commission Answer - The role of European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) in sustainable finance - E-007168/2017

# PAYMENT SERVICES DIRECTIVE

• France: Rapport n° 607 - Economie: services de paiement dans le marché intérieur - Assemblée nationale

# ESMA

• ESMA updates its Q&A on short selling
• ESMA updates Q&As on the Benchmarks Regulation
• ESMA PUBLISHES TRANSLATIONS FOR GUIDELINES ON MIFID II PRODUCT GOVERNANCE REQUIREMENTS
• ESMA UPDATES Q&A ON EMIR IMPLEMENTATION
• ESMA Library document - Summary of Conclusions Management Board meeting 13 December 2017
• ESMA Library document - Summary of Conclusions Board of Supervisors Meeting 14 December 2017

# IMF

• IMF Country Report No. 18/30 : Republic of Kosovo : 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Kosovo
• IMF Country Report No. 18/31 : Republic of Kosovo : Selected Issues

# BIS

• Jorgovanka Tabaković: Current situation and challenges in supervision of the domestic insurance market

# EU PARLIAMENT REGISTER

• Amendments 508 - 583 - Loss-absorbing and recapitalisation capacity of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Directive 98/26/EC, Directive 2002/47/EC, Directive 2012/30/EU, Directive 2011/35/EU, Directive 2005/56/EC, Directive 2004/25/EC and Directive 2007/36/EC - PE 616.907v01-00 - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

# EU COUNCIL REGISTER

• St 5852 2018 Init Review of the European System of Financial Supervision - Legal basis
• St 5856 2018 Init RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 26 January 2018 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (ECB/2018/1)

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