Last November, the European Commission proposed laws to regulate the ratings agencies, outlining measures to increase transparency, to reduce the bloc's dependence on ratings and to tackle conflicts of interest in the sector.
It was Mr Spitzer, not the SEC, who pursued several of Wall Street's biggest firms for failing to tackle conflicts of interest between their investment bankers and the analysts who produce their research.
NEW YORK TIMES Europe Moves to Impose Stricter Rules on Credit Rating Agencies | Bloomberg Newsws reports: "Credit rating companies face curbs on when they can assess government debt and restrictions on their ownership under draft plans agreed upon by the European Union to limit the industry's influence and tackle conflicts of interest".
So we will maintain our commitment to tackling conflict, poverty and disease around the world".
"Labour supports a co-ordinated approach to tackling conflict, which brings together defence, diplomacy and development.
Understanding these identities is critical to tackling conflict and understanding politics.
Whatever the local context, tackling conflict will always demand the kind of approach demonstrated by this year's peace prize winners.
For Labour, shadow international development secretary Ivan Lewis said he supported a "coordinated approach to tackling conflict" but said the "major proportion" of UK aid money should continue to be used to "alleviate poverty, improve basic services and support job creation".
In addition to his cross-organisational involvement, based on the organisation's experience in tackling conflict diamonds, and former Liberian President Charles Taylor's arms for timber trade, Patrick focuses on the thematic issue of conflict resources, and on forest and land issues, especially challenging industrial scale logging and land grabbing in the tropics.
On July 21st the Obama administration proposed legislation that is more comprehensive than many expected.The proposals focus on tackling conflicts of interest and on increasing openness.
