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Solvency II, the prudential regime for insurance and reinsurance undertakings in the EU  is portrayed as a global ‘gold standard’. An extraordinary case involving the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority, ASF, and the insurance operator, Euroins Romania which has played out since the beginning of this year badly tarnishes the ‘gold standard’ claim – writes Dick […]

In 2017 Regulation EU 2017/1938 created obligations on member states to safeguard the security of natural gas supplies. The initiative was inspired by the 2009 gas crisis which arose when Russia and Ukraine failed to agree on gas prices and gas deliveries through Ukraine were cut, writes Dick Roche. Prompted by Russia’s February 2022 invasion […]

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An overhaul of planning guidelines for one-off rural housing must ensure that young people can stay in rural Ireland, according to Macra.

The jury is out on whether the Executive Order signed by President Biden on 7 October can resolve the legal concerns highlighted in the Schrems II case and restore “ trust and stability” to transatlantic data flows, writes Dick Roche, former Irish minister for European affairs who played a central role in the Irish Referendum […]

On 10th March 2015 the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, (FinCEN) dealt a hammer blow to the Banca Privada d’Andorra (BPA) by designating the bank as a “primary money laundering concern” under US law - writes Dick Roche, former Irish Minister for European Affairs. BPA had no warning that it was […]

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A WATERFORD City & County Council employee used a Council issued credit card for personal purchases in pubs, hotels and shops over a period of three days in…

It is estimated that 5G could add up to €1 trillion to EU gross domestic product and to create or transform up to 20 million jobs in the short term, writes Dick Roche. The Court of Auditors Special Report 5G Roll-out in the EU released on 24 January could have provided policymakers with an objective appraisal as […]