Integration of EU Retail Financial Market: A Challenge for Europe? (28 October 2004)

High level speakers, ranging from policy and law makers to representatives from consumer and industry groups as well as national representatives to the Council on the Draft consumer credit directive and Karel Lannoo, CEPS CEO discuss on the different aspects related to the integration of retail financial markets in the EU and the currently interesting example drawn by the consumer credit directive.

Two main issues were discussed: 1) The absence of retail financial market integration, the related obstacles and the strategies in order to achieve higher integration. 2) The Draft Consumer Credit Directive (Draft CCD)