European Parliament 20 February 2012, Written question E-001986/12 Ramon Tremosa i Balcells (ALDE) to the Commission. Protection of retail consumers of financial products in the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive

Question for written answer E-001986/12 to the Commission Ramon Tremosa i Balcells (ALDE) (20 February 2012) Subject: Protection of retail consumers of financial products in the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) allowed and encouraged the fragmentation of European equity markets, creating multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) and