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Entities: Elena Salgado[1]; Timothy F Geithner[1]; Alistair Darling[1]; Anders Borg[1]; Michel Barnier[1];

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Alistair Darling argued: "It can't be right that, for example, an American hedge fund managed in London couldn't then, suitably regulated, be allowed to go and trade in other parts of the EU,"

Elena Salgado said: "We would really like to convince all member states. We want to make it clear that it is better to regulate on the European level,"

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Entities: Patrick Galey[1]; Patrick Laurent[1]; Bernard Kouchner[1]; Nabih Berri[1]; Saad Hariri[1]; Catherine Ashton[1]; Ali al-Shami[1]; Michel Sleiman[1];

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Catherine Ashton said: “The Middle East is a major foreign policy priority for the EU and I am pleased that I can visit the region so early on in my tenure,”

Catherine Ashton said: “My visit is a sign of the importance the EU attaches to broad and deep relations with our Mediterranean partners and the Arab world,” “I am looking forward to visiting the region and engaging with all the key actors. I also want to look at the contribution the EU is making in the region and can make in the future”

Patrick Laurent said: “In a general way it is a visit of familiarization with all the countries in the Middle East and Lebanon in particular,”