ECOFIN Council - October 2012

	Story Title Story Description	ECOFIN Council - October 2012 The Economic and Financial Affairs Council takes place on 09 October 2012, in Luxembourg.
	Video Title Video Description	Roundtable Extracts from the roundtable of the ECOFIN Council taking place on 09 October 2012, in Luxembourg.

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Shooting Date	09-10-2012	Country	Luxembourg	Town	Luxembourg

Background	The main items on the agenda are: Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); revised capital requirements rules (CRD IV) and any other business such as a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law Information from the Commission. The Ministers also discuss the European Semester 2012, a proposal for a Council Recommendation with a view to bringing an end to the situation of an excessive government deficit in Portugal, a proposal for a Council Implementing Decision amending Implementing Decision 2011/344/EU on granting Union financial assistance to Portugal, follow-up to the G20 Finance Deputies meeting in Mexico City on 23-24 September 2012 and preparation of the G20 Finance Ministers and Governors meeting in Mexico City on 4-5 November 2012. The agenda includes also the preparation of the annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank Group in Tokyo on 12-14 October 2012 Draft EU Presidency statement to the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC).

Background

The main items on the agenda are: Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); revised capital requirements rules (CRD IV) and any other business such as a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law Information from the Commission.
The Ministers also discuss the European Semester 2012, a proposal for a Council Recommendation with a view to bringing an end to the situation of an excessive government deficit in Portugal, a proposal for a Council Implementing Decision amending Implementing Decision 2011/344/EU on granting Union financial assistance to Portugal, follow-up to the G20 Finance Deputies meeting in Mexico City on 23-24 September
2012 and preparation of the G20 Finance Ministers and Governors meeting in Mexico
City on 4-5 November 2012. The agenda includes also the preparation of the annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank Group in Tokyo on 12-14 October 2012
Draft EU Presidency statement to the International Monetary and Financial
Committee (IMFC).

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00:00:01		General view Duration : 00:00:04
00:00:05		Vasos SHIARLY, Minister of Finance of Cyprus (2 shots) Keywords : ECOFIN \| Cyprus presidency \| Shiarly Duration : 00:00:11
00:00:16		General view Duration : 00:00:04
00:00:20		Klaus REGLING, Chief Executive Officer of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) Keywords : Regling Duration : 00:00:06
00:00:26		Pierre MOSCOVICI, Minister of Economy, Finance and Foreign Trade of France (2 shots) Keywords : Moscovici Duration : 00:00:10
00:00:36		Margrethe VESTAGER, Minister for Economics and the Interior of Denmark (3 shots) Keywords : Vestager Duration : 00:00:15
00:00:51		Olli REHN, European Commissioner in charge of Economic and Monetary Affairs (2 shots) Keywords : Rehn Duration : 00:00:10
00:01:01		General view Duration : 00:00:05
00:01:06		Vítor GASPAR, Minister for Finance of Portugal Keywords : Gaspar Duration : 00:00:05
00:01:11		General view Duration : 00:00:04
00:01:15		Luis DE GUINDOS, Minister of Economic Affairs and Competitiveness of Spain; Pierre MOSCOVICI, Minister of Economy, Finance and Foreign Trade of France (2 shots) Keywords : De Guindos Duration : 00:00:13
00:01:28		Cutaway Duration : 00:00:02
00:01:30		Luis DE GUINDOS, Minister of Economic Affairs and Competitiveness of Spain Duration : 00:00:05
00:01:35		Margrethe VESTAGER, Minister for Economics and the Interior of Denmark; SHIARLY, Minister of Finance of Cyprus Duration : 00:00:04
00:01:39		Michael NOONAN, Minister for Finance of Ireland Keywords : Noonan Duration : 00:00:05
00:01:44		Anders BORG, Minister for Finance of Sweden Keywords : Borg Duration : 00:00:08
00:01:52		Luis DE GUINDOS, Minister of Economic Affairs and Competitiveness of Spain; Janez SUSTERSIC, Minister for Finance of Slovenia Keywords : Šušteršič Duration : 00:00:05
00:01:57		Anders BORG, Minister for Finance of Sweden Duration : 00:00:05
00:02:02		Anders BORG, Minister for Finance of Sweden; Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, Federal Minister for Finance of Germany (4 shots) Keywords : Schäuble Duration : 00:00:21
00:02:23		Boris LALOVAC, Deputy Minister for Finance of Croatia Keywords : Lalovac Duration : 00:00:05
00:02:28		Luis DE GUINDOS, Minister of Economic Affairs and Competitiveness of Spain; Margrethe VESTAGER, Minister for Economics and the Interior of Denmark ; Janez SUSTERSIC, Minister for Finance of Slovenia Duration : 00:00:06
00:02:34		Anders BORG, Minister for Finance of Sweden; Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, Federal Minister for Finance of Germany Duration : 00:00:03
00:02:37		Pierre MOSCOVICI, Minister of Economy, Finance and Foreign Trade of France; Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, Federal Minister for Finance of Germany Duration : 00:00:06
00:02:43		Jan Kees DE JAGER, Minister for Finance of Netherlands; George OSBORNE, Minister of the Exchequer of United Kingdom Keywords : De Jager \| Osborne Duration : 00:00:05
00:02:48		Cutaway Duration : 00:00:05
00:02:53		Jan Kees DE JAGER, Minister for Finance of Netherlands; George OSBORNE, Minister of the Exchequer of United Kingdom Duration : 00:00:06
00:02:59		Gyorgy MATOLCSY, Minister for National Economy of Hungary Keywords : Matolcsy Duration : 00:00:05
00:03:04		Pierre MOSCOVICI, Minister of Economy, Finance and Foreign Trade of France; George OSBORNE, Minister of the Exchequer of United Kingdom; Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, Federal Minister for Finance of Germany Duration : 00:00:07
00:03:11		General view Duration : 00:00:05
00:03:16		Pierre MOSCOVICI, Minister of Economy, Finance and Foreign Trade of France; George OSBORNE, Minister of the Exchequer of United Kingdom; Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, Federal Minister for Finance of Germany Duration : 00:00:05
00:03:21		Klaus REGLING, Chief Executive Officer of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF); Vítor GASPAR, Minister for Finance of Portugal Duration : 00:00:06
00:03:27		Miroslav KALOUSEK, Minister for Finance of the Czech Republic (2 shots) Keywords : Kalousek Duration : 00:00:12
00:03:39		Steven VANACKERE, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Sustainable Development of Belgium Keywords : Vanackere Duration : 00:00:06
00:03:45		General view Duration : 00:00:06
00:03:51		Michael NOONAN, Minister for Finance of Ireland Duration : 00:00:06
00:03:57		Vasos SHIARLY, Minister of Finance of Cyprus Duration : 00:00:06
00:04:03		Jan Kees DE JAGER, Minister for Finance of Netherlands; Anders BORG, Minister for Finance of Sweden Duration : 00:00:05
00:04:08		Luis DE GUINDOS, Minister of Economic Affairs and Competitiveness of Spain; Janez SUSTERSIC, Minister for Finance of Slovenia Duration : 00:00:14
00:04:14		General view Duration : 00:00:05
00:04:19		Cutaway Duration : 00:00:03
00:04:22		General view Duration : 00:00:05
00:04:27		Luis DE GUINDOS, Minister of Economic Affairs and Competitiveness of Spain; Anders BORG, Minister for Finance of Sweden Duration : 00:00:06
00:04:33		Margrethe VESTAGER, Minister for Economics and the Interior of Denmark;George OSBORNE, Minister of the Exchequer of United Kingdom ; Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, Federal Minister for Finance of Germany Duration : 00:00:06
00:04:39		Janez SUSTERSIC, Minister for Finance of Slovenia Duration : 00:00:06
00:04:45		General view (2 shots) Duration : 00:00:14
00:04:59		Olli REHN, European Commissioner in charge of Economic and Monetary Affairs; Michel BARNIER, European Commissioner for Internal Market Keywords : Barnier Duration : 00:00:06
00:05:05		Tonio FENECH, Minister for Finance, Economy and Investment of Malta Keywords : Fenech Duration : 00:00:06
00:05:11		General view Duration : 00:00:18
00:05:29		End Duration : 00:00:00

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ECOFIN Council - October 2012

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