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News in BriefApril 18

EU capital markets union plans revived to address funding gaps; Co-op Bank nears £780mn Coventry Building Society merger

Plus: EU lawmakers to vote on controversial bank deposit insurance consolidation, and more
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EU capital markets union plans revived to address funding gaps; Co-op Bank nears £780mn Coventry Building Society mergerImage: Paul Thomas/Bloomberg

EU leaders are committing to revive efforts towards advancing plans for its long-stalled capital markets union at a two-day summit which began yesterday, according to documents seen by the Financial Times.

The CMU, which seeks to remove barriers between the bloc’s capital markets, was first proposed nearly a decade ago, but has faced resistance from EU members over concerns about handing more powers to Brussels.

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