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Osborne rejects ‘idiotic’ EU bank capital rulesTalks between EU finance ministers on implementing Basel III bank capital requirements broke down yesterday, as Chancellor George Osborne refused to sign up to watered-down EU rules that would make him “look like an idiot”. “We are not implementing the Basel agreement, as anyone who will look at this text will be able to tell you,” Mr Osborne told his counterparts. “I represent the largest financial centre in Europe. You have got to allow me to sit down and go through the issues. You have not done that.”

However, Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg, who has sided with the UK in negotiations so far, claimed that Sweden had achieved a “decisive victory” in the talks, Europaportalen reports. Sweden will now be allowed to set tougher capital requirements for its banks than the 7% demanded by the Commission, he said. The UK still wants to tighten capital definitions, in line with demands from the ECB and the European Banking Authority, and remove EU constraints on decisions to tighten national rules.
Open Europe research Times Irish Times Irish Independent EurActiv FT City AM WSJ Reuters IHT Telegraph EUobserver Expansión Welt Süddeutsche FAZ Spiegel Europaportalen ARD Handelsblatt

New Open Europe briefing: What will the French presidential election mean for Europe?
Ahead of the second round of the French presidential election, Open Europe has today published a new briefing looking at how a victory for either Nicolas Sarkozy or François Hollande could impact on the eurozone and the EU as a whole. The briefing argues that, although both candidates are likely to struggle to deliver on their various promises to take on Europe – such as re-negotiating the fiscal treaty and tougher border controls – France could actually become a more assertive EU partner.

Open Europe notes that the Franco-German axis will continue after the election, but a Hollande victory in particular could make the relationship more unpredictable, therefore causing more uncertainty on the markets. If Hollande wins, Germany will find it more difficult to push its vision of a eurozone based on strong budget discipline.

Meanwhile, Nicolas Sarkozy went head to head with Francois Hollande, socialist candidate for the Elysee, during a gruelling three hour debate last night, which was watched by 20 million viewers, half the French electorate. Sarkozy criticised Hollande’s proposal to renegotiate the fiscal treaty, saying that “Mr Hollande does not know anything about Europe. You don’t get anywhere by tapping your fist on the table. I have been to all the meetings”. Sarkozy stressed that any attempt at renegotiation would harm the Franco-German axis, which he added was “the only guarantee of the eurozone’s stability”. A poll commissioned by Euractiv and published this morning reveals that 65% of French believe Sarkozy would be more influential at an EU level than Hollande.

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy will organise an additional Council meeting after Sunday’s election to discuss 'growth' measures, in an effort to avoid re-negotiation of the fiscal treaty, should Hollande win the elections, European Voice reports,
Open Europe press release Open Europe briefing BBC Irish Independent EurActiv European Voice FT WSJ Independent Le Figaro Guardian Telegraph Le Figaro: Aznar Le Figaro: Ferry Süddeutsche FAZ DMN Spiegel

Open Europe Director Mats Persson is cited by Reuters in an article looking at the Commission’s recent proposal for a 6.8% increase in spending in next year’s EU budget as saying: "The Commission keeps referring to this idea of having to pay the bills, but it strikes completely the wrong chord with people. Like any household, if you don't have enough cash to pay the bills you have to find savings in other areas."
Reuters Open Europe Research: 2013 Budget Factcheck

Eurozone unemployment hit its highest levels since the introduction of the euro, reaching 10.9% in March. The initial figures for April showed that seasonally adjusted unemployment increased even in Germany.
BBC Irish Independent FT FT 2 WSJ IHT Guardian Telegraph FT 3 Telegraph Telegraph: Warner Welt

Venizelos warns that other Greek parties could push Greece out of the euro
The FT reports that whoever wins this weekend’s Greek election will have a big task as a leaked document from current Prime Minister Lucas Papademos shows a list of 70 structural reforms which have been agreed as part of the EU/IMF bailout package but are yet to be implemented. Kathimerini reports that, speaking at a televised news conference, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos warned that other parties were taking Greek euro membership for granted, and would push Greece towards a euro exit by rejecting the latest bailout package.

Meanwhile, S&P yesterday raised Greece’s rating to a stable CCC following the completion of its debt exchange. However, the agency warned against potential implementation problems for many of the planned reforms, and that the upcoming election could increase uncertainty.
Kathimerini Kathimerini 2 FT WSJ IHT

Commenting on the ‘anti-German’ tone of election campaigns in France, Greece and other European countries, Süddeutsche’s chief foreign correspondent, Stefan Kornelius, argues that “Germany, which owes its economic strength in part to the relative weakness of its European neighbours, has for far too long lacked any real political competition within the EU. This dominance, although not actively pursued, is unhealthy and promotes antagonising forces.”
Süddeutsche: Kornelius

Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan warned yesterday that if the country were to reject the ‘fiscal treaty’ on eurozone budgetary discipline in the upcoming referendum, the next two Budgets would be even more "austere", on the basis that a ‘No’ vote would stymie growth, sever access to the eurozone's bailout funds, and prompt overseas investors to flee the country.
Irish Times Irish Times 2 Irish Times 3 Irish Times: Beesley Irish Independent Irish Independent 2

Germany must increase its defence spending and be ready to deploy its forces overseas, Philip Hammond, the UK Defence Secretary, has said.
Times Telegraph

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski has criticised European politicians planning to boycott Euro 2012 matches on the basis of the internment of former PM Julia Tymoshenko. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle confirmed that Berlin will not ratify an EU-Ukraine political treaty unless "conditions for the rule of law are ... clearly kept to”.
EUobserver EUobserver 2 Rzeczpospolita Handelsblatt

Euractiv reports that Turkey has indicated its intention to veto European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso’s participation in the upcoming NATO summit.
EurActiv



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