European Parliament 8 October 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION E-2822/02 by Angelika Niebler (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Application form for the EU Youth action programme.

(d) The Commission believes that a range of methods of managing conflicts of interest can always be useful in order to prevent from market abuse. Recent developments and events on financial markets both in the United States and in Europe have, however, proved that transparency is crucial for the integrity and smooth functioning of financial markets.