The European Commission released the details of its
proposals for a single bank resolution mechanism. Here's the run-down of their plans - stupidity has no limit ...it seems...:
1. The ECB, as the supervisor, would signal when a
bank in the euro area or established in a Member State participating in
the Banking Union was in severe financial difficulties and needed to be
resolved.
2. A Single Resolution Board, consisting of representatives from the
ECB, the European Commission and the relevant national authorities
(those where the bank has its headquarters as well as branches and/or
subsidiaries), would prepare the resolution of a bank. It would
have broad powers to analyze and define the approach for resolving a bank: which
tools to use, and how the European Resolution Fund should be involved. National
resolution authorities would be closely involved in this work.
3. On the basis of the Single Resolution Board's recommendation, or on its
own initiative, the Commission would decide whether and when to place a
bank into resolution and would set out a framework for the use
of resolution tools and the fund. For legal reasons, the final
say could not be with the Board.
4. Under the supervision of the Single Resolution Board, national
resolution authorities would be in charge of the execution of the resolution
plan.
5. The Single Resolution Board would oversee the resolution.
It would monitor the execution at national level by the
national resolution authorities and, should a national resolution
authority not comply with its decision, it could directly address executive
orders to the troubled banks.
6. A Single Bank Resolution Fund would be set up under the
control of the Single Resolution Board to ensure the availability of
medium-term funding support while the bank was restructured. It would
be funded by contributions from the banking sector, replacing
the national resolution funds of the euro area Member States and of Member
States participating in the Banking Union, as set up by the draft Bank Recovery
and Resolution Directive.
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Ulster Unionist councillor Mark Cosgrove who is also a member of the Belfast Parades Forum said it was "irresponsible of the chief constable to blame the Orange Order for the disturbances".
"There were hundreds of thousands of people from both the loyal orders and the bands, the supporters out in Belfast and all over Northern Ireland yesterday and, I think, to try and apportion blame to the Orange Order is totally wrong," he said.
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