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EU lawmakers reach agreement on bank rescue rules

Posted by seumasach on December 12, 2013

“Shareholders and bondholders would be first in line, with savers last in the queue, while tapping public money to prevent a bank collapse would only be done as a last resort.”

This is an important step towards ending the hegemony of finance capital in Europe.

EU Observer

12th December, 2013

BRUSSELS – MEPs and ministers have agreed new rules to rescue insolvent banks that would target bondholders not savers, following the final round of talks in Strasbourg.

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