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Maria Luís Albuquerque

Maria Luís Albuquerque

Portuguese politician

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  • 5d ago

    EU ministers shift exchange supervision to ESMA, Poland's GPW stays under KNF

    EU finance ministers agreed on Friday, 9 October, to give the European Securities and Markets Authority direct supervision of the largest exchanges, clearing houses and depositories. Poland's finance ministry says the Warsaw Stock Exchange and KDPW remain under the Polish KNF.

  • Oct 9

    EU finance ministers agree scaled-back plan to centralise stock exchange supervision at ESMA

    Finance ministers in Luxembourg exempted Deutsche Börse and smaller venues from direct ESMA oversight, cutting the Commission's original perimeter. Belgium abstained from the vote.

  • Jun 20

    PSD congress: Montenegro names Bugalho, Moedas and Pedro Duarte as new vice-presidents, reshaping party leadership

    Portugal's prime minister Luís Montenegro announced a reshuffled party leadership at the 43rd PSD congress in Anadia, elevating the mayors of Lisbon and Porto and naming MEP Sebastião Bugalho as spokesperson.

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