Traduction de «frais sur opérations de change » (Français → Anglais) :

8. Welcomes the entry of Cyprus, Latvia and Malta into the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II) on 2 May 2005; strongly believes that compliance with the Maastricht criteria as understood in 1997 for the first participants is necessary, i.e. the need to fulfil the convergence criteria as defined in the Treaty and spend a minimum period of two years in the ERM II; supports the introduction of the euro by all Member States; considers that with regard to compliance with the convergence criteria due attention should be paid to the accuracy and credibility of government statistics; welcomes the fact that no ECB foreign ...[+++] exchange operation with regard to ERM II was necessary in 2004;

The Commission is planning to adopt a proposal for a Directive on payment services which will increase competition and enhance transparency by requiring payment service providers to make charges (including exchange rate conversions) and other conditions (e.g. execution times) fully transparent to customers.

The cartel proceedings brought by the Commission against several credit institutions in various countries inside the Euro zone on the grounds of anti-competitive agreements in connection with the imposition of charges for the exchange of banknotes in the Euro zone have already been extremely successful, as many banks have reduced or completely abolished their charges on foreign exchange transactions.

24. Asks the Commission to accelerate its action with a view to preventing high bank charges for cross-border financial transfers and high conversion costs in the Euro area and improving their transparency and in particular to publish in full the findings of the study it has commissioned on bank charges for cross-border transactions, to highlight the serious differences that exist, and to repeat the study in 2001;

12. Considers it important from the employment point of view for monetary union to begin on time because the end of currency fluctuations, transaction costs, and the costs incurred in hedging exchange rates will remove national and international obstacles to investment and hence to growth, especially where the EU's biggest employer is concerned, namely small and medium-sized enterprises;

24. Considers it important from the employment point of view for monetary union to begin on time, because the end of currency fluctuations, transaction costs and the costs incurred in hedging exchange rates will remove national and international obstacles to investment and hence to growth, especially in the case of the EU's biggest employer, namely small and medium-sized enterprises;