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Sharon Bowles MEPSharon in the media

19th December 2013 - Reuters - Europe moves to banking union with blueprint for failing lenders

19th December 2013 - Yahoo7 News - Europe moves towards scheme to close failing banks

19th December 2013 - European Voice - Finance ministers warned against undermining bank resolution fund

19th December 2013 - Finance ministers reach deal on bank bailouts

19th December 2013 - European Voice - Germany's numbers game

19th December 2013 - Bloomberg - EU Deadlock broken as Ministers Agree to Bank Plan

18th December 2013 - BBC News- British MEP: 'Momentous' steps to eurozone banking union

18th December 2013 - Euronews - Europe moves towards scheme to close failing banks

17th December 2013 - Bloomberg BusinessWeek - EU Parliament Squares Up to Financae Chiefs on Failing Banks

17th December 2013 - European Voice - MEPs take a strong line on bank fund

17th December 2013 - London South East - Eurozone ministers meet in scramble for deal on bank wind-down scheme

17th December 2013 - Financial Times - Crunch time for exchanges 'vertical silo' as EU rules finalised

16th December 2013 - European Voice - New ECB board member should be a woman, says Bowles

13th December 2013 - Irish Independent - Bondholders and big savers forced to take hit if banks fail in new bid to beat more bailouts

12th December 2013 - RT - EU wants big depositors to be first supporters of failing lenders

11th December 2013 - City A.M - EU set to fast track bank bailout rules in bid to protect taxpayers

11th December 2013 - Reuters - European Union set to fast-track rules hitting bank creditors

11th December 2013 - Bloomberg - ECB to Get Oversight Supremo as Lawmakers Vote on France's Nouy

6th December 2013 - Financial News - Benchmark regulations force governance rethink

6th December 2013 - New York Times - Nominee for EU Bank Regulator Moves Closer to Post

4th December 2013 - Guardian - Goldman Sachs threatens to leave London if Britatin leaves EU

2nd December 2013 - Irish Examiner - Parliament grills Taoiseach and troika over bailout

2nd December 2013 - Financial News - Benchmark regulations force governance rethink

28th November 2013 - FT - EU to tighten PRIPS rules

22nd November 2013 - FT - The eurocalculator is coming

21st November 2013 - FT - MEPs abandon 'vague' plans to cap advice costs

21st November 2013 - FT - A happy ending for Solvency II?

20th November 2013 - Bloomberg - ECB Nominates Nouy for Superviser Job After EU Spat Over Gender

19th November 2013 - Guardian - European apathy spells end for corporate social responsibility rules

14th November 2013 - FT - Insurers relieved over Solvency II deal

14th November 2013 - Risk - Omnibus II agreement puts Solvency II back on track

5th November 2013 - Euronews - What a European Banking Union could do for the future of Europe

4th November 2013 - Insurance Insight - Failure to reach Solvency II equivalence deal could harm UK

28th October 2013 - Bloomberg - Bank-Structure Plan Dealt Blow as EU Lawmaker Says No Time

28th October 2013 - Money Marketing - Sharon Bowles: Electing Ukip could cause more 'ragbag' EU rules

28th October 2013 - London Loves Business - 100 most influential women in finance revealed

27th October 2013 - RTE News - Sharon Bowles MEP calls for the Troika to be investigated by European Parliament

24th October 2013 - Worthing Herald - Ministers pay visit to Lancing for Lib-Dem party meeting

22nd October 2013 - Chicago Tribune - ECB, on new mission, sets out tougher bank health tests

22nd October 2013 - FT - Creation of 'fund calculator' moves a step closer

22nd October 2013 - Telegraph - Rip-off pensions: EU to make firms diclose charges

21st October 2013 - Washington Post - ECB Men-Only Club Threatened as Draghi Sifts Bank Resumes

18th October 2013 - Reuters - Stronger insurers, miners push FTSE to one-month high

17th October 2013 - Reuters - EU close to breakng deadlock on insurance capital rules - lawmaker

14th October 2013 - Financial News - Sharon Bowles to lead EU's benchmark talks

29th September 2013 - The New York Times - Possibility of Delay Threatens European Bank Overhaul and the Region's Economy

27th September 2013 - CNBC - Large banker bonuses a 'perverse incentive': Politician

27th September 2013 - centralbankng.com - ECB fires starting gun on SSM chair selection

19th September 2013 - Times of Malta - A digital Single Market

16th September 2013 - FT - Politics breaks out at Liberal Democrat conference

16th September 2013 - Guardian - Nick Clegg persuades Lib Dems to stick with austerity

16th September 2013 - The Sun - Nick Clegg sees off Lib Dem rebels in crunch austerity vote

16th September 2013 - Money Marketing - Standard Life says RDR will boost FS industry's reputation

16th September 2013 - City Wire - Lib Dem MEP urges financial services regulators to support growth

5th September 2013 - Bloomberg - ECB Said Wrangling With EU Lawmakers on Oversight-Minutes Access

30th August 2013 - The Times - Europe says that a woman's place is in the central bank

30th August 2013 - Guardian - European Central Bank pledges to double senior roles for women

30th August 2013 - Bloomberg - ECB Pledges More Female Managers After Mersch Fight

30th August 2013 - City AM - ECB aims to double women in senior management by 2019

30th August 2013 - Central Banking.com - ECB looks to double the number of women in senior positions through quota

30th August 2013 - EU Observer - ECB to introduce gender quotas after Mersch row

8th August 2013 - Money Marketing - Leading MEP attacks FCA over bonus cap admission

27th July 2013 - Rye & Battle Obderver - Court ruling to give fairer deal to fishing fleet

23rd July 2013 - FT - Regulator turf war on access to EU bank books

21st July 2013 - Sussex Express - 'Victory' for Newhaven fishermen

17th July 2013 - Eastbourne Herald - 'It's a big victory for small scale fishermen' says MEP

9th July 2013 - Bucks Herald - Bucks MEP named on 'influential' list alongside Bank of England governor

9th July 2013 - Thame Today - Bucks MEP named on 'influential' list alongside Bank of England governor

4th July 2013 - FT - EU bonus vote vindicated shift in lobbying tactics

4th July 2013 - Independent - EU: banker-style bonus curbs not for fund managers

4th July 2013 - Money Marketing - MEPs narrowly reject EU fund manager bonus cap

3rd July 2013 - Hedge Fund Intelligence - MEPs reject bonus cap proposal

3rd July 2013 - FT - Drive to curb fund managers' bonuses blocked by MEPs

3rd July 2013 - Reuters - EU lawmakers soften demands to control fund manager pay

3rd July 2013 - City A.M - European Parliament rejects bonus cap for fund managers

3rd July 2013 - Telegraph - Brussels backs down on pay cap for fund managers

3rd July 2013 - Bloomberg - Bonus Curb for UCITS Managers Rejected by EU Lawmakers in Vote

3rd July 2013 - Financial News - MEPs vote down fund manager bonus cap

3rd July 2013 - Southern Daily Echo - MEP welcomes cut in mobile phone charges

2nd July 2013 - RTE - US bugging a 'disaster' for trade talks

2nd July 2013 - Reuters - European Parliament set to soften fund manager pay curbs - lawmaker

2nd July 2013 - Irish Examiner - Satisfaction at a job well done on EU budget

2nd July 2013 - FT - Europe spying raises co-operation fears

2nd July 2013 - CNBC - 'Sorry Won't Be Enough' After US Spying: EU Lawmaker

1st July 2013 - CNBC - This Is Like the 'Cold War': Europe Fumes Over US Spying

1st July 2013 - Daily Mail - So the US is spying on france... quelle surprise! Holland threatens to torpedo vital trade talks over snooping 'revelations'

1st July 2013 - Public Service Europe - US spying claims could hit EU trade talks

1st July 2013 - Standard - MP's spy chiefs grilling delayed

1st July 2013 - Express - MP's spy chiefs grilling delayed

28th June 2013 - Insurance Insider - British MEP slams Bank of England's insurance credentials

21st June 2013 - RTE News - Fears over Euro zone inter-bank lending

21st June 2013 - Money Marketing - Govt pledges to oppose EU fund manager bonus cap

19th June 2013 - Washington Post - EU Seeks Deal on Tougher Sanctions for Libor-Style Market Abuse

19th June 2013 - Credit Flux - Investors were never meant to qualify as CLO risk retainers, says MEP

19th June 2013 - Securitization Intelligence - Bowles Gives CLO Risk Retention Flexibility Short Shrift

19th June 2013 - Reuters - Bowles backs CLO standards but warns on retention

17th June 2013 - Central Banking - Carney's Bank of England should seek closer ties with ECB says MEP Bowles

14th June 2013 - fund web - New Euro investment disclosure rules 'face years of delay'

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

23rd May 2013 - FT - 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

15th May 2013 - EurActiv - Business summit underscores EU's broader gender deficit

10th May 2013 - International Business Times - The Eurozone Financial Crisis - Pathways to Stability

7th May 2013 - BBC News - Europe and the anti-establishment vote

30th April 2013 - The Portgual News - Youth unemployment a disaster

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'

15th April 2013 - International Business Times - Sharon Bowles MEP on Cyprus crisis and EU bank regulation

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

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

18th March 2013 - CNBC - Cyprus Terms Breaching Regulations: MEP

18th March 2013 - Daily Politics - Sharon dicusses the Cyprus bailout (3 mnis, 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

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

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

11th February 2013 - The Times - No space in the men's club

11th February 2013 - The Times - Why Europe must be central to the Bank

8th February 2013 - Money Marketing - Sharon Bowles to launch EU crackdown on 'excessive' advice charges

6th February 2013 - Sud Ouest - Templeton case: thirteen years later, there are still debts

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)

15th January 2013 - Money Marketing - Sharon Bowles attacks banks' 'rip off' advice charges

11th January 2013 - EuroparlTV - Farewell, Mr Junker

10th January 2013 - BBC News - Executive pay: MPs and salaries of business leaders (Sharon's interview is 1 minute, 20 seconds in)

8th January 2013 - Lib Dems - Sharon Bowles MEP announced as Vice Chair of manifesto working group

8th January 2013 - Accountancy Age - Interview: MEP Sharon Bowles, advocate for audit change

20th December 2012 - This is Kent - Candidate accused of supporting eugenics

19th December 2012 - Kent News - Ukip candidate suspended after "abhorrent" Down's Syndrome abortion comments

18th December 2012 - This is Kent - UKIP candidate Geoffrey Clark apologises for Down's abortion comments

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

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

1st December 2012 - Times - The job interview that came with a caveat - no experience, you've got no chance

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

28th November 2012 - Telegraph - Mark Carney: George Osborne accused of running sham competition for BoE Governor

27th November 2012 - Irish Times - Warning of 'banking union lite' in Europe

27th November 2012 - RTE - Deal will help Greece service debt commitments

25th November 2012 - Observer - Bank of England governer: who's in the running?

25th November 2012 - Observer - Has the drive towards sexual equality gone into reverse?

23rd November 2012 - Bloomberg - BOE 'Cloak and Dagger' Governor Job Process Keeps Bowles Waiting

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'

21st November 2012 - FT - Do qualifications matter more than experience?

15th November 2012 - Guardian - Sharon Bowles topping the EU's power list is a lesson for Westminster

15th November 2012 - Telegraph - Are women afraid of money?

15th November 2012 - Telegraph - Sharon Bowles 'has the balls' to become next Bank of England Governor

14th November 2012 - Euractiv - Lesser-known Brits are heavy-hitters in Europe

14th November 2012 - Guardian - David who? Bowles beats Cameron in poll of EU's most influential Britons

14th November 2012 - FT - Outsider makes her pitch to take BoE role

14th November 2012 - Telegraph - Sharon Bowles makes it onto shortlist for Bank of England Governor

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

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 - Irish Times - MEPs veto Mersch ECB role

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'

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

22nd October 2012 - City A.M. - Regulators dominate list of top women

22nd October 2012 - Financial News - FN 100 Women in Finance

16th October 2012 - EuroparlTV - MEPs back moves towards economic & monetary union

15th October 2012 - EU Observer - Ministers and MEPs set for showdown in ECB gender dispute

14th October 2012 - Guardian - Banking standards board to be considered by industry taskforce

12th October 2012 - Wall Street Journal - Bowles Makes Case for BoE Governor Job

12th October 2012 - Bloomberg - EU's Bowles Launches Bid to Lead Bank of England

12th October 2012 - Bloomberg - EU's Bowles Says Bonus Rule Deal Needs to Include Binding Limit

12th October 2012 - Bloomberg - Bowles Invokes Lagarde in BoE push as Turner Outlines QE Views

10th October 2012 - Bucks Free Press - Euro MP aims to be first ever woman to head Bank of England

10th October 2012 - The Parliament - MEP joins race for top bank position

9th October 2012 - Telegraph - MEP Sharon Bowles: I should be the first female Governor of the Bank of England

9th October 2012 - Guardian - Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles applies for Bank of England governor job

9th October 2012 - Bloomberg - Bowles Vies for King's Job to Break Bank of England From Past

9th October 2012 - FT - Financial stalwarts line up to lead BoE

5th October 2012 - Brummell - The City's Most Influential Women

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

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

19th September 2012 - Public Service Europe - Shine a light on oil and gas industries, say MEPs

18th September 2012 - Reuters - Doubts plague Europe's pledge for banking union

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

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?

6th September 2012 - Guardian - ECB bond buying: what the economists say

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

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

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

6th July 2012 - Adviser One - Probe of Libor Scandal Set by British Parliament

5th July 2012 - Money Marketing - Euro parliament stands firm on capped bonuses

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)

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 - Countires refuse to share debt data

22nd June 2012 - Public Service Europe - Germany and other EU states hiding pensions costs

20th June 2012 - Money Marketing - Crunch European talks to avoid big Solvency II annuity hit

12th June 2012 - Newsnight - Sharon discusses the Eurozone crisis (21 minutes, 30 seconds in)

7th June 2012 - Channel 4 News - Sharon discusses the 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 urge '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 eurozone crisis

6th June 2012 - Reuters - EU edges towards banking union, too late for Spain

6th June 2012 - Harrow Observer - PM and Obama urge 'immediate plan'

6th June 2012 - Herald Series - PM and Obama urge 'immediate plan'

6th June 2012 - Bicester Advertiser - PM and Obama urge 'immediate plan'

6th June 2012 - Telegraph & Argus - PM and Obama urge 'immediate plan'

6th June 2012 - BBC News - Spain: No request for bailout, says minister

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

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

11th May 2012 - Rye and Battle Observer - MEP is correct: fishing problems are not EU's fault

10th May 2012 - The News - MEP tax petition launch

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

23rd April 2012 - Midhurst & Petworth Observer - Euro MP's concerns over West Sussex fishing

21st April 2012 - Worthing Herald - Euro MP's concerns over West Sussex fishing

21st April 2012 - Littlehampton Gazette - Euro MP's concerns over West Sussex fishing

21st April 2012 - Chichester Observer - Euro MP's concerns over West Sussex fishing

21st April 2012 - Bognor Regis Observer - Euro MP's concerns over West Sussex fishing

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

29th March 2012 - European Voice - MEPs back derivatives deal

29th March 2012 - Bloomberg - EU Lawmakers Back Deal on Clearing Rules for OTC Derivatives

19th March 2012 - Southern Daily Echo - Sharon appeals for regional policy and competition

19th March 2012 - Reuters - Funding cost fears delay EU bank crisis plan

19th March 2012 - euobserver.com - A day in the life of Sharon Bowles

13th March 2012 - The Sofia Echo - Sharon comments on quotas for women in boardrooms

9th March 2012 - FT - Sharon comments on LSE / Clearnet deal

9th March 2012 - Don't Cut Us Out - Euro MP backs 'Don't Cut Us Out' campaign in West Sussex

8th March 2012 - Professional Pensions - Insurers 'campaign' for regulation change

7th March 2012 - Rye & Battle Observer - Don't forget Hasting's fishermen says Euro MP

7th March 2012 - Hastings & St Leonard's Observer - Don't forget Hasting's fishermen says Euro MP

5th March 2012 - Money Marketing - MEP Bowles presses for tax simplification

2nd March 2012 - Daily Politics - Sharon discusses Eurozone crisis (12 minutes, 50 seconds in)

23rd February 2012 - Littlehampton Gazette - Sharon backs 'Don't Cut Me Out' campaign

22nd February 2012 - Bloomberg - Europe's Worst-Case Scenario for Debt Crisis Over, Bowles says

22nd February 2012 - Mid Sussex Times - Sussex MEP back campaign against cuts to vulnerable elderly services

21st February 2012 - Bucks Free Press - Sharon among 'big hitters' to attend South Central conference

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

31st January 2012 - FT - The ECB: it's a man's world

31st January 2012 - GFS News - Bowles blasts lack of women at ECB

26th January 2012 - Daily Politics - Sharon discusses the Eurozone crisis (9 minutes, 40 seconds in)

25th January 2012 - Southern Daily Echo - Sharon comments on Petroplus closure

25th January 2012 - Andover Advertiser - Sharon comments on Petroplus closure

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 - Nick Clegg - Re-election of Sharon Bowles MEP welcome news

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

23rd January 2012 - Bloomberg - Bank-Capital Rule on Sovereign Debt Targeted by EU Lawmakers

19th January 2012 - Mid Sussex Times - Let's tackle food waste - says MEP Sharon Bowles

17th January 2012 - theparliament.com - EU summit conclusions: Sharon Bowles

16th January 2012 - Banbury Guardian - Region warned to avoid fake goods for the sake of economy and health

15th January 2012 - The Independent on Sunday - UK looks east as eurozone absorbs more rating shocks

12th January 2012 - Mid Sussex Times - MEP joins calls to stop fracking in Mid Sussex

12th January 2012 - Money Marketing - Leading MEP wants impact of transaction tax eased

11th January 2012 - Mid Sussex Times - Sussex MEP on Captialism review committee

7th January 2012 - Telegraph - David Cameron's EU veto puts job of MEP Sharon Bowles in jeopardy

6th January 2012 - GFS News - Bowles slams IoD on exec pay

5th January 2012 - Reuters - EU lawmaker turns up heat on U.S over bank rules

15th December 2011 - Money Marketing - Bowles: UK looks like a sulky child

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

7th December 2011 - Southern Daily Echo - Hampshire MEP warns of euro collapse

2nd December 2011 - Money Marketing - MEP Sharon Bowles: It could be game over for the Euro

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

15th November 2011 - CCR Magazine - Euro MP Sharon Bowles' radical plan to make lending to SMEs more attractive

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 dicusses Italy and the Eurozone crisis

4th November 2011 - BBC Daily Politics - Sharon discusses Greece and Eurozone crisis

4th November 2011 - Mid Sussex Times - Sussex Euro MP in Financial News' Top 100 women

4th November 2011 - The News (Portsmouth) - Hampshire MEP is named in top 100 women list

3rd November 2011 - FT - Subprime moment looms for 'risk-free' sovereign debt

3rd November 2011 - FT - Expect changes in EU capital directive, says MEP

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)

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

21st October 2011 - Rye & Battle Observer - Plans to boost rural broadband speed

20th October 2011 - FT - MiFID II proposals: early reaction

17th October 2011 - Eastbourne Herald - MEP aiming to ban hunting of trophies after lion skin auction attempt in town

12th October 2011 - Today Programme - Sharon debates the Eurozone bailout fund

7th October 2011 - The Trade News - Can MiFIR bring competition to derivatives that EMIR can't reach?

7th October 2011 - Guardian - EU lawmaker calls for end to zero-risk government debt

6th October 2011 - The News - Campaign to ban lion trophies from EU

5th October 2011 - LionAid - Euro MP Sharon Bowles calls for ban on import of lion trophies

4th October 2011 - Mid Sussex Times - Bowles calls for more mortgage info for first time buyers

4th October 2011 - Today Programme - Sharon discusses the future of Derivatives

18th September 2011 - The Telegraph - Sharon named in Top 50 most influential

8th September 2011 - GFS - Lib Dem takes issue with Tories on EU

6th September 2011 - Independent - Sharon is Britain's most influential politician when it comes to financial regulation

30th August 2011 - CNN - Ignoring stock market smart move?

30th August 2011 - Today Programme (16 mins in) - Sharon dicusses the Eurozone debt crisis following an extraordinary meeting of the ECON committee in Brussels

30th August 2011 - Radio 5 Live (21 mins 30 seconds in) - Sharon discusses the Eurozone debt crisis following an extrordinary meeting of the ECON committee in Brussels

30th August 2011 - BBC News Business - MEP criticises European politicians who ignore markets

30th August 2011 - Public Service Europe - Bowles: 'Saving the euro is paramount'

25th August 2011 - Guardian - EU Parliament set to get tough on debt crisis

4th August 2011 - Radio 5 Live (1 hours, 5 minutes in) - Sharon discusses Eurozone debt crisis

2nd August 2011 - Newsnight (18 minutes in) - Sharon debates UK's membership to the EU with John Redwood MP

21st July 2011 - Telegraph - Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy reach 'joint position' on Greece after crisis talks

20th July 2011 - Reuters - EU banks face fines if they fall short on capital

20th July 2011 - Today Programme - 'Big bold step needed' to rescue Euro

15th July 2011 - London Evening Standard - Watchdog to reveal stress test data

15th July 2011 - Mirror - German banks in crisis denial

15th July 2011 - London Evening Standard - German financial sector accused of 'crisis denial'

13th July 2011 - The Independent, Sean Farrell - EU attacked for plan to gag rating agencies

4th July 2011 - BBC Daily Politics - Greece leaving Euro 'bad for everybody' says Sharon Bowles

29th May 2011 - Irish Independent - A twisted set of priorities

29th May 2011 - Irish Independent, Jerome Reilly - One in five feel we must start process of leaving EU

29th May 2011 - Irish Independent, Carol Hunt - We were just useful props in president's whirlwind electioneering roadshow

29th May 2011 - Irish Independent, Colm McCarthy - We must fight back to renegotiate bailout

29th May 2011 - Irish Independent, Anne Harris - Labour's integrity deserts them abroad, just at home

27th May 2011 - Irish Independent, Donal O'Donovan - British MEP condemns punitive bailout interest rate

27th May 2011 - Irish Independent, Donal O'Donovan - Ireland will pay 25pc more than Portugal for EU cash

5th April 2011 - Southern Daily Echo, Martin Hannah - Vaccine bid for poorest countries by MEP Sharon Bowles

1st April 2011 - FT Alphaville, Tracy Alloway - An MEP out to risk-weight the eurozone

31st March 2011 - GFS News, Will Henley - ESRB adviser hiring process "dreadful"

30th March 2011 - Mid Sussex Times - Millions more needed to fight deadly diseases in children, MEP warns

29th March 2011 - ccrmagazine.com - Euro MP backs free choice in means of payment

22nd March 2011 - Kent News - Kent MEP calls for urgent end to dangerous saturated fat levels in ready meals

21st March 2011 - The Trade News - Competition or Security

18th March 2011 - GFS News, Andrew Hickley - EU must regulate 'all derivatives' - MEP

14th March 2011 - Money Marketing, Steve Tolley - MEP Sharon Bowles slams decision not to cut Irish bailout interest rate

14th March 2011 - GFS News, Will Henley - Bowles slams "holier than thou" Merkel

9th March 2011 - HedgeWeek - EDHEC warns European Parliament of the dangers of banning naked CDS sales

5th March 2011 - Kent News - Fishermen welcome end to scandal of being forced to throw dead fish back into the sea

26th February 2011 - Hastings & St. Leonards Observer - MEP joins 1,200 locals backing fish campaign

21st February 2011 - GFS TV - Exclusive Video: MEPs say liquidity definitions risk over-reliance on govt debt

10th February 2011 - GFS News, Andrew Hickley - Bowles: EC shared ESA chair concerns

1st February 2011 - GFS News, Nicola York - 'Follow Sarkozy on taxes' says ECON chair

19th January 2011 - GFS News, Will Henley - Revealed: The 50 most influential figures in global financial regulation

6th January 2011 - GFS News, Nicola York - Sharon Bowles, Chair of the European Parliament's ECON Committee

23rd November 2010 - GFS News, Andrew Hickley - Bowles: ESAs may be outsourced to member states after budget cuts

22nd November 2010 - GFS News, Andrew Hickley - ECON chair warns of 'apartheid' regulation

30th September 2010 - GFS News, Andrew Hickley - Bowles slams "cry baby" financial industry

20th August 2010 - Finanical News, Matt Turner - Q&A with Sharon Bowles

13th July 2010 - GFS News, Jeremy Woolfe - ECON chair says EU Parliament bureaucracy impedes work on financial reform

28th April 2010 - GFS News. Nicola York - The Big Interview: Sharon Bowles, Arlene McCarthy and Vicky Ford

1st February 2010 - The Connexion - Cheque loophole must close: MEP

29th July 2009 - Financial Times, Nikki Tait - Devil in the detail of Brussels politics

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