24/04/2024 (Agence Europe) – At the plenary session of the European Parliament on Wednesday 24 February, MEPs approved (530 votes in favour, 36 against and 14 abstentions) the report by Jonás Fernández (S&D, Spanish) on benchmarks in the financial sector. Parliament’s aim is to protect the EU’s financial stability while reducing the administrative and regulatory burden on small benchmark providers (see EUROPE B13364A19). In particular, MEPs want the European Securities and...