Brussels wants bigger banks and simpler rules for competitiveness
"The sector is too fragmented, preventing scale gains, efficiency gains, productive use of resources and geographical diversification
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"The sector is too fragmented, preventing gains in scale, efficiency gains, productive use of resources and geographical diversification across borders," the Commission said. Despite stressing that the Transparency Entity is "fully operational" and has been strengthened, the report notes that it "is faced with a delay in the verification of declarations of assets, income, interests, incompatibilities and impediments, following a significant increase in the number of statements submitted after the recent elections". Despite these criticisms regarding the functioning of the administrative and tax courts, the Community executive acknowledges, however, that Portugal has achieved "significant progress in adopting measures to ensure that the general regime of criminal proceedings" is appropriate to address "efficiently" complex cases.
Furthermore, With regard to lobbying regulation, the Community executive welcomes “some progress” made by Portugal, with the adoption of a law in the Assembly of the Republic on this matter. Brussels warns that the efficiency of administrative and tax courts in Portugal is deteriorating. However, with regard to the anti-corruption proceedings, the European Commission notes that “ challenges remain with regard to ensuring their investigation, prosecution and trial in good time, especially in cases of high-level corruption”. “Significant delays in the investigation phase continue to be noted and there is a risk of some charges relating to serious crimes in high-level corruption cases still under way to be prescribed before the completion of the respective proceedings,” says Marquis.
In addition, The proposals should serve as a basis for legislative initiatives to be presented by the European Commission in the first quarter of 2027. Despite the simplification proposals, Brussels stresses that it does not want to reverse the reforms introduced after the global financial crisis.
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"The sector is too fragmented, preventing gains in scale, efficiency gains, productive use of resources and geographical diversification across borders," the Commission said.
reliability low1/4 sourcesDespite stressing that the Transparency Entity is "fully operational" and has been strengthened, the report notes that it "is faced with a delay in the verification of declarations of assets, income, interests, incompatibilities and impediments, following a significant increase in the number of statements submitted after the recent elections".
reliability low1/2 sourcesDespite these criticisms regarding the functioning of the administrative and tax courts, the Community executive acknowledges, however, that Portugal has achieved "significant progress in adopting measures to ensure that the general regime of criminal proceedings" is appropriate to address "efficiently" complex cases.
reliability low1/2 sourcesWith regard to lobbying regulation, the Community executive welcomes “some progress” made by Portugal, with the adoption of a law in the Assembly of the Republic on this matter.
reliability low1/2 sourcesBrussels warns that the efficiency of administrative and tax courts in Portugal is deteriorating.
reliability low1/2 sourcesHowever, with regard to the anti-corruption proceedings, the European Commission notes that “ challenges remain with regard to ensuring their investigation, prosecution and trial in good time, especially in cases of high-level corruption”. “Significant delays in the investigation phase continue to be noted and there is a risk of some charges relating to serious crimes in high-level corruption cases still under way to be prescribed before the completion of the respective proceedings,” says Marquis.
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The proposals should serve as a basis for legislative initiatives to be presented by the European Commission in the first quarter of 2027.
according to Notícias ao Minuto — Economia +2Despite the simplification proposals, Brussels stresses that it does not want to reverse the reforms introduced after the global financial crisis.
according to Notícias ao Minuto — Economia +2
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The Community executive states that the greatest deterioration has occurred in the efficiency of administrative and tax courts, in which the..
omitted byCentercovered byRight sidePublic / AgenciesDespite stressing that the Entity for Transparency is "fully operational" and has been strengthened, the report notes that this "regards a..
omitted byCentercovered byRight sidePublic / AgenciesDespite these criticisms regarding the functioning of administrative and tax courts, the Community executive acknowledges, however, that..
omitted byCentercovered byRight sidePublic / AgenciesWith regard to lobbying regulation, the community executive welcomes “some progress” made by Portugal, with the adoption of a law..
omitted byCentercovered byRight sidePublic / AgenciesBrussels warns that the efficiency of administrative and tax courts in Portugal is deteriorating.
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