The Ideas Campaign
The Ideas Campaign is calling on you, the people of Ireland, to propose solutions that will help rebuild the economy. It’s a grassroots, independent campaign for citizens, by citizens.
The Ideas Campaign is about asking people for ideas to stimulate economic activity. It is challenging people in Ireland to be innovative and creative and to play their part in planning this country’s economic recovery.
They’re looking for ideas to:
- Preserve and grow employment
- Stimulate activity across key areas of the economy
- Make it easier to do business in Ireland
Their campaign motto is simple - no whinging. The Ideas Campaign wants people to be positive, to think about the solutions and not the problems. They want people to draw from their own experiences to identify how Ireland can emerge from this recession and, particularly, compete on the world stage and earn export revenues.
The Ideas Campaign also wants to ensure that everyone understands more about the serious issues that affect the economy. But we want this to be in a language that you understand and in terms that relate to your lives and to those of your family and friends.
Not everyone will want to post an idea on this site. And that’s fine. But they’d still like you to be involved. Simply leave a message of support on the site, read the content and check back for regular updates.
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Financial market supervision: Commission launches consultation of interested parties
The European Commission is launching a consultation on the improvement of supervision for the financial services sector. Following the report of the high-level group on financial supervision in the EU chaired by Jacques de Larosière, published on 25 February 2009, the Commission intends to come forward by the end of May 2009 with a Communication setting out its proposals on the future of the EU supervisory architecture followed by specific legislative measures in autumn 2009 . Before doing so, it wishes to take into account the views of all interested parties.
In its Communication of 4 March 2009 to the Spring European Council, "Driving European Recovery", the Commission endorses – and asks EU leaders to endorse – the key principles set out by the de Larosière Group. The Commission calls for a supervisory system combining stronger oversight at EU level with maintaining a key role for national supervisors. It backs the Group's proposal to set up an early warning body under ECB auspices to identify and tackle systemic risks. In May, the Commission will put forward to the June European Council a detailed plan for revising the European supervisory architecture based on the de Larosière report. It intends to bring forward legislative proposals on the new supervisory framework in the autumn.
Before making its proposals, the Commission invites any interested parties to submit their comments on the proposals on financial supervision made in the de Larosière report and in the Commission Communication of 4 March 2009. All contributions should be sent, by post, fax or e-mail, to:
European Commission, DG Internal Market, Unit G1 – Consultation on Financial Supervision, B-1049 Brussels.
E-mail: MARKT-G1@ec.europa.eu
Fax number: +32.2.2955552
Comments should be submitted by the 10th of April 2009.
More information on the consultation is available at:
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/finances/committees/index_en.htm