Governance Matters correspondence with the European Commission - Klaus but no cigar?

I mentioned that back in June that, as part of the EU-wide informal Solvency II shutdown, that I had fired off a couple of notes to various EU bodies to see whether or not a second "Quick Fix Directive" would be needed, or if the Commission were going to start proceedings against anyone who hadn't transposed Solvency II into national law (given that, after the 30th June, this was, on paper at least, a possibility).

We of course have had all of the information required on the matter since last week, and can now safely plan programme activity for 2014 and 2015, knowing that any forks in the road come Feb-March time may add another year to kick-off, but won't substantially change what supervisory authorities will expect from the industry.

That said, I was surprised and delighted to receive a reply from Dr. Wiedner on the matter today (below), albeit with an "after the Lord Mayor's Show" feel about it! In it he acknowledges that the threat of proceedings is indeed a viable one, but one which of course wouldn't be pursued in light of Quick Fix 2 (we'll work on the premise that it will sail through co-decision!).

 

So if you want your bureaucratic doors opened gently and without haste, you know where to come!