Eurozone Debt Crisis
While the UK Government stayed on the sidelines of the Eurozone crisis, Sharon has been at the heart of the debate for over a year.
Her speeches in Parliament and statements have been well ahead of the game and she has received plaudits for her ideas from academics, European Commissioners and the media.
Spanish Commissioner, Joaquim Almunia, said: "That's leadership!" and former Commissioner and economics professor, Mario Monti, publicly described Sharon's contribution as: "the product of a brilliant British mind", adding that continentals should not discount it because it was British.
So what has been going on? Sharon explains:
"Greece's problems stem from bad management and denial of the truth, Ireland's from a property bubble and the size of its banking sector, while Portugal had low growth and an inability to respond to the spreading crisis. More decisive action from the outset would have given a better chance of protecting Spain and Italy.
"Many have been tempted by the 'let them default' argument for Greece but a disorderly event might lead to a 'Lehman-type' freezing of the whole financial system. When Lehman Brothers went under, the feeling of 'they got what they deserved' did not last long when the turmoil spread. As a legislator, I have been concentrating ever since on ways to shield taxpayers from another banking meltdown. Our work is not yet complete and the last thing we need is another mammoth, unpredictable event.
"Larger and progressively bolder rescue loan arrangements have been made but always too late and not sufficiently comprehensive. Even bigger steps will need to be taken to avoid a worsening of the crisis. However, the break up of the Euro would cause financial turmoil for everyone, including the UK.
"So, as Sherlock Holmes would say, we are left with the 'improbable', namely Eurobonds (Germany hates the idea but they do make billions extra in exports because the Euro is at a more competitive rate than a German national currency would be).
"In any case, for the time being, this story is far from over."
Keep up to date with Sharon's views on the Eurozone crisis below:
6th June 2013 - FT - EU takeover of Libor would be more symbolic than substantive
6th June 2013 - Guardian - Brussels fights back in Greek crisis blame game
6th June 2013 - Telegraph - Brussels dismisses 'plainly wrong' IMF criticism over Greece
6th June 2013 - Money Marketing - Tory MPs hit out at EU 'power grab' over Libor supervision
5th June 2013 - Telegraph - London threatened by plans to move Libor regulation to Paris
26th May 2013 - FT - Bonus cap looms after deal talks collapse
24th May 2013 - CNBC - EU Rushes Out Corporate Tax Transparency Law
21st May 2013 - Evening Standard - David Cameron calls for action on tax evasion
21st May 2013 - Guardian - Apple tax row: Ireland says its tax regime is not to blame
7th May 2013 - BBC News - Europe and the anti-establishment vote
10th May 2013 - International Business Times - The Eurozone Financial Crisis - Pathways to Stability
Speech by Sharon Bowles MEP given at the Blueprint Conference (7th May 2013)
Keynote Speech to the Financial Services Lawyers Association, by Sharon Bowles MEP (1st May 2013)
30th April 2013 - The Portgual News - Youth unemployment a disaster
Parliament proposes end to oligopoly of big four audit firms - comments by Sharon Bolwes MEP (25th April 2013)
Sharon Bowles MEP comments on Funding for Lending Scheme extension (24th April 2013)
"Basel must not penalise trade" - Sharon Bowles MEP (18th April 2013)
Plenary speech on completing the scoreboard for the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure, by Sharon Bowles MEP (18th April 2013)
Plenary speech on the current situation in Cyprus, by Sharon Bolwes MEP (17th April 2013)
16th April 2013 - Telegraph - EU vote clears way for bank bonus cap
16th April 2013 - Independent - MEPs approve strict bonus limits for bankers
16th April 2013 - EU Observer - MEPs confirm bank bonus cap
16th April 2013 - Fox Business - EU Approves Bonus Caps for Bankers
16th April 2013 - Express & Star - EU bonus cap 'good news for savers'
"Strengthening EU banks to get Europe back on the path to growth and trade" - statment by Sharon Bowles MEP on today's CRD IV plenary vote (16th April 2013)
Plenary speech on credit institutions and prudential supervision - prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms, by Sharon Bowles MEP (16th April 2013)
Plenary speech on the European Central Bank annual report (2011), by Sharon Bowles MEP (16th April 2013)
15th April 2013 - International Business Times - Sharon Bowles MEP on Cyprus crisis and EU bank regulation
Bowles claims victory on new EU corporate transparency rules (10th April 2013)
27th March 2013 - Guardian - To survive, the EU must repair trust damaged by the Cyprus crisis
27th March 2013 - RTE - Ballyhea protestors to meet MEPs in Brussels
27th March 2013 - European Voice - Cyprus deal points way to future bank rescues
26th March 2013 - Bloomberg - EU May Adjust Fund-Manager Pay Rule to Mirror Banker Curb
22nd March 2013 - Financial News - Hurdles remain for EU fund manager bonus cap
22nd March 2013 - Bloomberg - Europe's Bonus Clampdown Hits Two-Thirds of Fund Managers
22nd March 2013 - Gibralter Chronicle - Government raises frontier delays with European Commissioners in Brussels
22nd March 2013 - Bloomberg - Cyprus Called to 'Tinker' With Euro-Zone Plan
22nd March 2013 - City A.M - Fund managers could get reprieve from bonus cap
21st March 2013 - New York Times - Negotiator New to the Game Takes Blame for Cyprus Failure
21st March 2013 - Metro - EU annoys UK government by capping bankers' bonuses to twice their basic salaries
21st March 2013 - Reuters - EU lawmakers back tighter control of fund manager pay
21st March 2013 - European Voice - 'Sold down the river'
21st March 2013 - The Express - Socialist MEPs hail bonus victory
21st March 2013 - Evening Standard - UK defeated bt Brussels over bankers' bonus cap
20th March 2013 - Fox Business - EU Holds Firm on Banker Bonus Limits
20th March 2013 - Reuters - Bankers get one last bonus season before EU cap on payouts
20th March 2013 - Bloomberg - EU to Curb Banker Bonuses After Clinching Basel III Deal
20th March 2013 - Irish Times - EU to close deal on bank bonus clampdown
20th March 2013 - Reuters - EU lawmakers to close deal on bank bonus clampdown
20th March 2013 - CNBC - EU lawmakers to close deal on bank bonus clampdown
"Today's agreement on a bankers' bonus cap will usher in a much needed culture change" - BOWLES (20th March 2013)
19th March 2013 - CNN - Lawmakers reject plan to tax savings
19th March 2013 - Telegraph - Cyprus rescue in chaos as bank levy rejected
19th March 2013 - The Parliament - MEPs critical of Cyprus' emergency bailout
19th March 2013 - Bloomberg - Cyprus Bank Tax Threatens European Deposit Guarantee Plans
Sharon Bowles MEP hails victory for making ECB accountable in historic agreement for a Banking Union (19th March 2013)
18th March 2013 - CNBC - Cyprus Terms Breaching Regulations: MEP
18th March 2013 - Daily Politics - Sharon discusses the Cyprus bailout (3 mins, 30 seconds in)
18th March 2013 - The Centre for British Influence in Europe - The Cyprus bail-out deal is a disaster for EU rules and Single Market principles
18th March 2013 - The Times - Cyprus postpones vote on savings raid
18th March 2013 - Telegraph - Expats fears over money flow in Cyprus bail-out bank raids
18th March 2013 - Telegraph - Traders braced for market turbulence amid bailout chaos in Cyprus
18th March 2013 - BBC News - Europe markets follow Asia's down after Cyprus bailout deal
18th March 2013 - European Voice - Cyprus bail-out plunges eurozone into fresh turmoil
18th March 2013 - Sydney Morning Herald - ATMs drained as bailout tax triggers run on bank deposits
17th March 2013 - BBC News - Cyprus bank levy: UK to compensate troops and government workers
17th March 2013 - Mirror - Cyprus bank account raid: British soldiers hit by levy to be compensated by government
17th March 2013 - CNBC - Cyprus Bailout 'Disaster' Risks New Euro Crisis
17th March 2013 - Telegraph - EU raid on savings to fund bail-out for Cyprus 'threatens recovery'
17th March 2013 - Guardian - Cyprus savings levy prompts Osborne to guarantee British workers' deposits
17th March 2013 - Guardian - Cyprus savings levy: questions and answers
17th March 2013 - FT - Russians join locals as big Cyprus losers
"The Cyprus bailout deal is a disaster for EU rules and Single Market principles" - BOWLES (16th March 2013)
Plenary speech (2) on a system of natinal and regional accounts, by Sharon Bowles MEP (12th March 2013)
Plenary speech (1) on a system of national and regional accounts, by Sharon Bowles MEP (12th March 2013)
11th March 2013 - Money Marketing - MEP Bowles calls for online calculator to show fund value after fees
11th March 2013 - FT - Prips amendment calls for fund cost calculator
10th March 2013 - FT - Calculator to show fund value after fees
6th March 2013 - Reuters - Europe moves towards Swiss-style executive pay curbs
6th March 2013 - FT - 'Bureaucrats' not behind bonus cap proposal
6th March 2013 - Independent - Calls for restraint have been ignored too long - this bonus culture has to end
5th March 2013 - Bloomberg - EU Nears Deal on Basel Rules After Clashes on Bonuses
5th March 2013 - The Parliament - Osborne set to push for watered down bankers' bonus plans
5th March 2013 - Southern Daily Echo - Tobacco firm with £5.97bn in profits pay no tax in UK
4th March 2013 - Reuters - UK will find EU bank bonus cap hard to lift
4th March 2013 - Guardian - George Osborne takes on EU to battle for bankers' bonuses
4th March 2013 - Daily Star - Big firms paying no tax at all
3rd March 2013 - Daily Mail - Revealed: One in four of the UK's top companies pay no tax while we give THEM millions in credits
3rd March 2013 - Telegraph - Dozen FTSE 100 firms 'paying no tax'
1st March 2013 - The Times - Sharon's letter to The Times on bankers' bonuses
1st March 2013 - EU Observer - Britain to oppose EU bank bonus rules
28th February 2013 - Accountancy Age - 200,000 sign petition calling for banks' tax transparency
28th February 2013 - RTE - EU agrees deal to cap bankers' bonuses
27th February 2013 - Guardian - Avaaz tax transparency petition attracts more than 200,000 signatures
190,000 EU Citizens agree with Bowles: it's time for banks to 'Own Up, Pay Up!' (27th February 2013)
"Time is right for greater transparency in global banking" - Sharon Bowles MEP (25th February 2013)
Sharon signs open letter to ECOFIN Ministers calling for country-by-country reporting (25th February 2013)
20th February 2013 - European Voice - MEPs and Council agree terms for economic surveillance of eurozone
18th February 2013 - Telegraph - Britain losing fight against EU bank pay restrictions
15th February 2013 - Reuters - EU, U.S. agree to fast-track bank rules: Barnier
8th February 2013 - Money Marketing - Sharon Bowles to launch EU crackdown on 'excessive' advice charges
4th February 2013 - Reuters - EU lawmaker panel rejects key derivatives rules
1st February 2013 - Bloomberg - Barnier Tells EU Lawmakers in Letter Not to Block Swaps Rules
31st January 2013 - The Washington Post - Barnier Tells EU Lawmakers in Letter Not to Block Swaps Rules
27th January 2013 - Sunday Politics - Sharon discusses EU referendum (33 minutes in)
Plenary speech on Credit Rating Agencies, by Sharon Bowles MEP (16th January 2013)
15th January 2013 - Money Marketing - Sharon Bowles attacks banks' 'rip off' advice charges
11th January 2013 - EuroparlTV - Farewell, Mr Juncker
8th January 2013 - Accountancy Age - Interview: MEP Sharon Bowles, advocate for audit change
18th December 2012 - CNBC - Europe to miss bank rules deadline after EU talks postponed
17th December 2012 - EuroparlTV - Council aftermath: Next steps for EMU
13th December 2012 - Bloomberg - Banker Bonuses Seen Capped at Twice Salary in EU Compromise
13th December 2012 - Washington Post - Banker Bonuses Seen Capped at Twice Salary in EU Compromise
13th December 2012 - Financial News - Bowles will oppose Libor repo market replacement
11th December 2012 - Guardian - Regulators say EU to delay Basel bank capital rules
11th December 2012 - Reuters - Regulators say EU to delay Basel bank capital rules
"Libor and Euribor settlements should be paid into the public purse" - Bowles (11th December 2012)
10th December 2012 - Bloomberg - EU Lawmakers Threaten To Reject Basel Law Deal Without Bonus Cap
7th December 2012 - Bloomberg - Draghi's Go-to ECB Seen Risking Credibility Through Overload
6th December 2012 - FT - UK sidelined in eurozone oversight plan
29th November 2012 - Bloomberg - EU Parliament Endorses Handing ECB Bank Supervisory Powers
29th November 2012 - Money News - EU Parliament Endorses ECB Supervision of Banks
29th November 2012 - European Voice - EU takes further step to bank supervision
29th November 2012 - European Voice - MEPs unhappy at Mersch appointment
27th November 2012 - Irish Times - Warning of 'banking union lite' in Europe
27th November 2012 - RTE - Deal will help Greece service debt commitments
23rd November 2012 - New York Times - Despite Objections, Luxemburg Banker Is Appointed to E.C.B Board
23rd November 2012 - European Voice - Bowles criticises ECB appointment
22nd November 2012 - EurActiv - Who are the 40 most influential Britons on EU policy?
21st November 2012 - EurActiv - Sharon Bowles is ranked the 'Most Influential Briton in EU Policy'
2nd November 2012 - Policy Exchange - Sharon discusses how much of a threat the EU poses to the UK's financial services industry
2nd November 2012 - Today Programme - Sharon debates EU regulation and its impact on the City (47 minutes in)
1st November 2012 - Money Marketing - MEPs vote against Europe-wide commission ban
28th October 2012 - Guardian - Bank of England's handling of financial crisis to be scrutinised in reports
26th October 2012 - Europarl TV - Sharon speaks in plenary on ECB gender imbalance
"Today's vote will make financial markets safer for consumers" - Bowles (26th October 2012)
25th October 2012 - FT - MEPs veto ECB choice in gender stand-off
25th October 2012 - Guardian - MEPs defiant over central bank role
25th October 2012 - BBC - MEPs reject nominee Mersch over men-only ECB board
25th October 2012 - Telegraph - Yves Mersch rejected for ECB role as MEPs want women
25th October 2012 - Public Service Europe - Male domination at ECB has to end (Op-ed by Sharon Bowles MEP)
25th October 2012 - Public Service Europe - Gender row sees MEPs oppose male ECB appointment
25th October 2012 - CNBC - European parliament rejects Mersch for ECB board
25th October 2012 - Bloomberg - EU Parliament Opposes Mersch's ECB Move in Symbolic Gender Vote
24th October 2012 - Public Service Europe - Closing gender gap 'an entry card to prosperity'
24th October 2012 - Irish Times - EU institutions in dispute over lack of women on board of ECB
23rd October 2012 - EU Observer - EU leaders stalling 'irresponsibly' on crisis, MEPs say
23rd October 2012 - Guardian - Plan for female quotas on EU company boards dealt blow
23rd October 2012 - FT - Van Rompuy urges ECB board rethink
23rd October 2012 - Las Vegas Sun - Legislators reject Europe Central Bank candidate
23rd October 2012 - Bloomberg - Van Rompuy Vows Push for Women in EU Jobs Amid ECB Row
23rd October 2012 - London Loves Business - Meet Sharon Bowles, the woman writing the new banking laws in Europe
23rd October 2012 - EU Observer - Parliament snubs ECB on 'gender bias'
"Banking Union is fast becoming Banking Union lite - getting the taste without the commitment" - Sharon Bowles MEP (23rd October 2012)
22nd October 2012 - Washington Post - EU Said to Loosen Female Quota Proposal to Gain More Support
22nd October 2012 - Bloomberg - EU Parliament Panel Opposes Mersch Move to ECB Executive Board
22nd October 2012 - European Voice - MEPs reject male candidate for ECB
22nd October 2012 - Guardian - Bank of England to appoint first chief operating officer
22nd October 2012 - Wall Street Journal - Financial News: Women on the Front Line
22nd October 2012 - Bloomberg - EU Wrangles Haunt Mersch as ECB Women Row Looms
Sharon Bowles MEP warns EU leaders of piecemeal approach to Single Banking Supervision (18th October 2012)
16th October 2012 - EuroparlTV - MEPs back moves towards economic & monetary union
14th October 2012 - Guardian - Banking standards board to be considered by industry taskforce
12th October 2012 - Bloomberg - EU's Bowles Says Bonus Rule Deal Needs to Include Binding Limit
Liikanen bank reform proposals: reaction from Sharon Bowles MEP (2nd October 2012)
1st October 2012 - FT - Inspectors fault EU bank capital plans
30th September 2012 - Telegraph - Sharon Bowles takes up cudgels in Brussels
26th September 2012 - FT - EU parliament backs tighter trading restrictions
26th September 2012 - Guardian - EU group votes to curb high-frequency trades
Sharon Bowles MEP supports Committee position on EU financial market reforms (26th September 2012)
25th September 2012 - BBC iPlayer - Sharon's speech to conference (45 minutes in)
25th September 2012 - Total Politics - TP JRF coffee club interview: Sharon Bowles
25th September 2012 - Public Service Europe - Bowles warns of 'ticking time bomb' of UK exit from EU
24th September 2012 - Money Marketing - Sharon Bowles: Europe negativity risks marginalising UK
18th September 2012 - Reuters - Doubts plague Europe's pledge for banking union
Euro MP Sharon Bowles hails tough new rules on corporate transparency (18th September 2012)
16th September 2012 - Guardian - Britain opposes MEPs seeking ban on high-frequency trading
13th September 2012 - Telegraph - UK on collision course with Germany over eurozone banking regulator
'New ECB supervision has a duty of care to the Single Market' - Sharon Bowles MEP (12th September 2012)
11th September 2012 - EU Business - Euro-MPs demand women candidates for ECB job
7th September 2012 - BBC News - MEPs postpone hearing over lack of women on ECB board
7th September 2012 - Hedge Funds Review - Head of European parliament Econ committee warns US over extra-territoriality and equivalence
7th September 2012 - CNBC - ECB's Actions Will Not Come Without A Cost
7th September 2012 - US News - ECB nomination held up over lack of women
7th September 2012 - Bloomberg - Mersch's ECB Approval Held Up by Parliament Protest on Women
7th September 2012 - European Voice - Major appointment to ECB blocked
7th September 2012 - Public Service Europe - EU lawmakers stall ECB appointment over lack of women
7th September 2012 - FT - Yves Mersch is male. Is that now a problem for ECB?
Sharon Bowles MEP comments on postponement of ECB executive board candidate's hearing (7th September 2012)
6th September 2012 - Guardian - ECB bond buying: what the economists say
ECB governing council meeting: Reaction from Sharon Bowles MEP (6th September 2012)
4th September 2012 - Telegraph - EU lawmakers attacked for 'breach of confidence' over Mario Draghi briefing
30th August 2012 - Bloomberg - Banker Bonuses at Risk as EU Lawmakers Fight Barnier Plans
24th August 2012 - Bloomberg - EU Lawmakers to Resume Basel Bank Talks Amid Call For Delay
23rd August 2012 - Bloomberg - EU to Examine Banking Union Next Month, Says Bowles
21st August 2012 - Hedge Funds Review - European parliament Econ chair confident on eurozone crisis resolution
20th August 2012 - The Insurance Insider - EU official says Germans trying to sabotage Solvency II
16th August 2012 - BBC Hardtalk - Sharon discusses the Eurozone crisis
13th August 2012 - Money Marketing - Bowles will oppose Libor repo market replacement
Sharon Bowles MEP welcomes ECB pledge to preserve Euro (2nd August 2012)
29th July 2012 - FT - Battle over protection for investors
26th July 2012 - Money Marketing - Bowles: Break up banks that manipulate rates
26th July 2012 - EurActiv - EU's Reding slams 'bankster' culture, raps Bank of England
Libor scandal: Punishment for banks should be to split up (26th July 2012)
25th July 2012 - Public Service Europe - EU proposes criminal sanctions for bank rate rigging
25th July 2012 - New Europe Online - Parliament and Commission declare interest rate fixing a criminal offence
25th July 2012 - The Parliament - Commission presents amendments to stop future market abuse
25th July 2012 - 4-traders - ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Euro : Libor scandal : Punishment for banks should be to split up
19th July 2012 - Money Marketing - Solvency II faces further delays after talks deadlock
18th July 2012 - Wall Street Journal - Euro-Wide Deposit Insurance Unlikely Near-Term
16th July 2012 - Money Marketing - Bowles: Tyrie's inquiry might not get the job done
14th July 2012 - The New Federalist - Courage and power for the future of Europe
13th July 2012 - I4U News - FN100 women rise in number (but slowly)
13th July 2012 - Financial News - Sharon named on FN100 Most Influential 2012
9th July 2012 - Money Marketing - Mifid II vote delayed until at least September
7th July 2012 - Telegraph - George Osborne 'to fight for bankers' bonuses' in Europe
6th July 2012 - Bloomberg - Made-in-London Scandals Risks City Reputation as Money Center
4th July 2012 - Europarl TV - Portrait: Sharon Bowles
29th June 2012 - CNBC - Sharon speaks about the Libor scandal
28th June 2012 - Reuters - EBA bank watchdog faces own stress test from euro crisis
28th June 2012 - Radio 5 Live - Sharon discusses the Eurozone crisis (2 hours, 6 minutes in)
Central banks' posting of collateral, Round 2 - comments by Sharon Bowles MEP (26th June 2012)
24th June 2012 - Bloomberg - Banking Union Is an Idea in Search of the Good
24th June 2012 - FT - Rumours of demise are exaggerated
22nd June 2012 - FT - "They haven't got a handle on what is happening in the Länder."
22nd June 2012 - Investment & Pensions Europe - Germany, France 'irresponsible' to fight pension liability disclosure
22nd June 2012 - Irish Examiner - Countries refuse to share debt data
22nd June 2012 - Public Service Europe - Germany and other EU states hiding pensions costs
"EU member states want to continue hiding debts" - BOWLES (21st June 2012)
20th June 2012 - Money Marketing - Crunch European talks to avoid big Solvency II annuity hit
MEPs vote through tough new rules on corporate transparency (19th June 2012)
"MiFID 2 has to ensure open and fair access if the EU is serious about growth and competition" - Bowles (19th June 2012)
"EU banking union is a good idea" - BOWLES (13th June 2012)
12th June 2012 - Newsnight - Sharon discusses the Eurozone crisis (21 minutes, 30 seconds in)
Sharon's Amendments to Transparency and Accounting Directives (12th June 2012)
"Over-the-top executive pay increases must stop" - BOWLES (12th June 2012)
7th June 2012 - Channel 4 News - Sharon discusses Eurozone crisis (42 minutes in)
7th June 2012 - FT - City safeguards set Britain at odds with EU
6th June 2012 - FT - Brussels looks to bank investors not taxpayers
6th June 2012 - Sunday Sun - PM and Obama urges 'immediate plan'
6th June 2012 - Express - PM and Obama urge 'immediate plan'
6th June 2012 - The Independent - David Cameron and Barack Obama urge 'immediate plan' over banking crisis
6th June 2012 - Reuters - EU edges towards banking union, too late for Spain
6th June 2012 - BBC News - Spain: No request for bailout, says minister
"Crisis resolution - both comedy and tragedy" - Sharon Bowles MEP (6th June 2012)
1st June 2012 - Guardian - It's not a case of austerity v stimulus for Europe
23rd May 2012 - Today Programme - Sharon discusses Greek crisis (2 hours, 54 minutes in)
23rd May 2012 - Public Service Europe - Push ahead with financial transaction tax, MEPs urge
Sharon Bowles MEP rejects EU financial transaction tax as "Sheriff of Nottingham tax" (23rd May 2012)
21st May 2012 - BBC Radio 4's Westminster Hour - Sharon talks about Greek crisis
14th May 2012 - FT - UK ready to back EU bank reform
14th May 2012 - Reuters - European Parliament panel backs cap on bank bonuses
14th May 2012 - Bloomberg - Bank Bonus Curbs Endorsed by EU Lawmakers in Vote on Basel Rules
14th May 2012 - San Francisco Chronicle - Bank Bonus Curbs Endorsed by EU Lawmakers in Vote on Basel Rules
European Parliament votes on Capital Requirements Regulation - Comments by Sharon Bowles MEP (14th May 2012)
5th May 2012 - Cyprus Mail - MEPs discuss economic issues ahead of Cyprus' presidency
30th April 2012 - Bloomberg TV - 'Constrained Discretion' Seen for EU Bank Capital
19th April 2012 - Europolitics - Pro-membership Schulz and Bowles want new type of bilateralism
19th April 2012 - Bloomberg - Bank Funding at Risk From Rules Considered by EU Lawmakers
Sharon Bowles tells Irish parliament 'EU fiscal treaty is vital for ECB" (4th April 2012)
29th March 2012 - European Voice - MEPs back derivatives deal
29th March 2012 - Bloomberg - EU Lawmakers Back Deal on Clearing Rules for OTC Derivatives
European Parliament votes through EMIR - Sharon Bowles MEP comments (29th March 2012)
19th March 2012 - Reuters - Funding cost fears delay EU bank crisis plan
"We must protect European financial watchdog funding" says Euro MP (14th March 2012)
9th March 2012 - FT - Sharon comments on LSE / Clearney deal
5th March 2012 - Money Marketing - MEP Bowles presses for tax simplification
Sharon's speech to the Brussels Tax Forum (5th March 2012)
2nd March 2012 - Daily Politics - Sharon discusses Eurozone crisis (12 minutes, 50 seconds in)
South East Euro MP backs campaign to boost small businesses (1st March 2012)
"Asian countries are concerned over spill-over effect of Eurozone crisis on world trade" - BOWLES (22nd February 2012)
22nd February 2012 - Bloomberg - Europe's Worst-Case Scenario for Debt Crisis Over, Bowles says
"Eurobonds and Eurobills should be part of the recovery" says British Euro MP Sharon Bowles (15th February 2012)
9th February 2012 - Money Marketing - MEP backing shake-up for bank's court
4th February 2012 - Today Programme - Sharon discusses Eurozone crisis (52 minutes in)
2nd February 2012 - FT - Delays hit EU insurance revamp, says regulator
"ECB's liquiduty operations could cost future generations" - Sharon Bowles MEP (1st February 2012)
Nick Clegg: Re-election of Sharon Bowles MEP welcome news (31st January 2012)
31st January 2012 - FT - The ECB: it's a man's world
31st January 2012 - GFS News - Bowles blasts lack of women at ECB
"The European Central Bank should not be a man's world" - Sharon Bowles MEP (31st January 2012)
26th January 2012 - BBC Daily Politics - Sharon discusses the eurozone crisis (9 minutes, 40 seconds in)
24th January 2012 - Reuters - EU lawmakers want bank buffers for sovereign debt
24th January 2012 - Financial News - Emir completion in sight
24th January 2012 - Risk.net - UK MEP re-elected as head of European economic committee
23rd January 2012 - Insurance Times - UK MEP stays in Solvency II driving seat
23rd January 2012 - Money Marketing - British MEPs stay at top of Econ committee
23rd January 2012 - Public Service Europe - Sharon Bowles re-elected ECON chair
23rd January 2012 - GFS News - Bowles re-elected as Parliament's Econ chair
Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles re-elected Chair of European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (23rd January 2012)
23rd January 2012 - Bloomberg - Bank-Capital Rule on Sovereign Debt Targeted by EU Lawmakers
17th January 2012 - theparliament.com - EU summit conclusions: Sharon Bowles
15th January 2012 - Independent on Sunday - UK looks east as eurozone absorbs more rating shocks
12th January 2012 - Money Marketing - Leading MEP wants impact of transaction tax eased
11th January 2012 - Mid Sussex Times - Sussex MEP on Capitalism review committee
South East Euro MP Sharon Bowles joins capitalism project taskforce (10th January 2012)
7th January 2012 - Telegraph - David Cameron's EU veto puts job of MEP Sharon Bowles in jeopardy
15th December 2011 - Money Marketing - Bowles: UK looks like a sulky child
Euro MPs free small firms from EU accounting rules (14th December 2011)
"Cameron's demands were a wolf in sheep's clothing which fooled no-one and jeopardised UK interests" - Sharon Bowles MEP (13th December 2011)
11th December 2011 - Sky News - Sharon discusses Cameron's veto of the Stability Union Treaty
9th December 2011 - GFS - Bowles: UK relegated to sidelines of Europe
"Cameron has played a dangerous game and lost" says Euro MP Sharon Bowles (9th December 2011)
7th December 2011 - Southern Daily Echo - Hampshire MEP warns of euro collapse
"We are potentially facing the demise of the Euro by Christmas" - Sharon Bowles MEP (2nd December 2011)
2nd December 2011 - Money Marketing - MEP Sharon Bowles: it could be game over for the euro
"Non-financial firms should not be too big to fail" says Euro MP Sharon Bowles (1st December 2011)
1st December 2011 - Mortgage Strategy - MEP Sharon Bowles warns both Europe and euro could be gone in six months
28th November 2011 - Reuters - EU lawmakers seek to broaden bank capital law
23rd November 2011 - FT - Sharon's op-ed for the Financial Times
23rd November 2011 - Today Programme - Sharon discusses Eurobonds (16 minutes, 30 seconds in)
23rd November 2011 - GFS - Commission set to unveil eurobond plan
Op-ed on the Eurozone crisis by Sharon Bowles MEP in the Financial Times (23rd November 2011)
"Eurobonds are a long-term answer but won't solve immediate Eurozone problems" - Sharon Bowles MEP (23rd November 2011)
Plenary speech to the European Parliament by Sharon Bowles MEP (18th November 2011)
15th November 2011 - CCR Magazine - Euro MP Sharon Bowles' radical plan to make lending to SMEs more attractive
Euro MP Sharon Bowles' radical plan to make lending to SMEs more attractive (14th November 2011)
14th November 2011 - The Trade News - EMIR slated to be finalised in two weeks
14th November 2011 - GFS - An MEP's viewpoint: Europe's Catch 2012
12th November 2011 - PM - Sharon talks about the direction of the Eurozone crisis
10th November 2011 - European Voice - MEPs seek greater role in tackling eurozone debt crisis
10th November 2011 - BBC Daily Politics - Sharon discusses Italy and the Eurozone crisis
4th November 2011 - BBC Daily Politics - Sharon discusses Greece and Eurozone crisis
2nd November 2011 - Bloomberg - Greek Referendum Thwarting EU Momentum
30th October 2011 - File on 4: Cash from the Crisis - Sharon comments on hedge funds and the Eurozone crisis (30 minutes, 30 seconds in)
27th October 2011 - The World at One - Sharon comments on the Eurozone summit (10 minutes, 45 seconds in)
Sharon Bowles MEP - plenary speech on the outcome of the Eurozone summit (27th October 2011)
26th October 2011 - Guardian - Why is Germany refusing to budge on the eurozone debt crisis?
25th October 2011 - BBC News - Eurozone financial crisis: winners and losers
"European Council: There will be no silver bullet solution" - Sharon Bowles MEP (26th October 2011)
"European leaders are on borrowed time to save the Euro" - Sharon Bowles MEP (21st October 2011)
Speech by Sharon Bowles MEP to AFME Bond conference in Brussels (21st October 2011)
12th October 2011 - Today Programme - Sharon debates the Eurozone bailout fund
Sharon Bowles MEP thanks outgoing European Central Bank President for hard work (5th October 2011)
Sharon Bowles MEP accuses Conservative and Labour MEPs of threatening the economic stability of the City and the UK (28th September 2011)
"New Economic Governance rules give EU hope for future stability" says Sharon Bowles MEP (28th September 2011)
8th September 2011 - GFS - Lib Dem takes issue with Tories on EU
Chair of European Parliament's powerful ECON Committee hits out at Tory Eurosceptics attempting to undermine UK's position in EU (8th September 2011)
Euro MP Sharon Bowles named on list of Top 10 'most influential' regulators (5th September 2011)
Sharon Bowles MEP on CNN (30th August 2011)
Sharon Bowles MEP on the Today Programme (30th August 2011)
Sharon Bowles MEP on Radio 5 Live (30th August 2011)
MEP criticses European politicians who ignore markets (30th August 2011)
Statement by Sharon Bowles MEP at the opening of the extraordinary meeting of the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (29th August 2011)
Saving the Euro is paramount (Sharon's piece for Public Service Europe) (26th August 2011)
EU Parliament set to get tough on debt crisis (25th August 2011)
Sharon's Brussels Bulletin for Lib Dem News (August 2011)
Sharon on the BBC's Daily Politics programme (4th July 2011)