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62. considers that a more precise allocation of roles is desirable between the Council, the Commission, and the Level 3 committees; considers also that, for strong supervision, (particularly where there is a clear link to competition issues) a high level of independence and neutrality is required, which cannot be well combined with an overly political profile; emphasises that Member States should be encouraged to converge the powers of national supervisors, especially where penalties are concerned; considers that greater convergence among supervisors should facilitate the business of companies now subject to more than one regulator; ...[+++]highlights that the biggest challenge in terms of practical cooperation reside in the Level 3 committees; suggests the creation of training programmes for financial market supervisors to this effect and calls on the Commission to consider to what extent EU-wide standards could be laid down for the training of national supervisors in keeping with, and to promote, a common European supervision culture;

62. considers that a more precise allocation of roles is desirable between the Council, the Commission, and the Level 3 committees; considers also that, for strong supervision, (particularly where there is a clear link to competition issues) a high level of independence and neutrality is required, which cannot be well combined with an overly political profile; emphasises that Member States should be encouraged to converge the powers of national supervisors, especially where penalties are concerned; considers that greater convergence among supervisors should facilitate the business of companies now subject to more than one regulator; ...[+++]highlights that the biggest challenge in terms of practical cooperation reside in the Level 3 committees; suggests the creation of training programmes for financial market supervisors to this effect and calls on the Commission to consider to what extent EU-wide standards could be laid down for the training of national supervisors in keeping with, and to promote, a common European supervision culture;

57. Emphasises the importance of an integrated European system of cooperation between national and sectoral supervisors, capable of securing the efficient supervision of both big financial players and local entities rooted in national traditions; emphasises that all supervisors must take due account of those traditions in the way they execute their conduct of on-the-spot business supervision; welcomes the increasing cooperation of the Level 3 committees CEBS, CESR and CEIOPS and the fact that they now publish joint annual working programmes;

57. Emphasises the importance of an integrated European system of cooperation between national and sectoral supervisors, capable of securing the efficient supervision of both big financial players and local entities rooted in national traditions; emphasises that all supervisors must take due account of those traditions in the way they execute their conduct of on-the-spot business supervision; welcomes the increasing cooperation of the Level 3 committees CEBS, CESR and CEIOPS and the fact that they now publish joint annual working programmes;

61. considers that a more precise allocation of roles is desirable between the Council, the Commission, and the Level 3 committees; considers also that for strong supervision (particularly where there is a clear link to competition issues) a high level of independence and neutrality is required, which cannot be well combined with an overly political profile; emphasises that Member States should be encouraged to converge the powers of national supervisors, especially where penalties are concerned; considers that greater convergence among supervisors should facilitate the business of companies now subject to more than one regulator; hi ...[+++]ghlights that the biggest challenge in terms of practical cooperation reside in the Level 3 committees; suggests the creation of training programmes for financial market supervisors to this effect and calls on the Commission to consider to what extent EU-wide standards could be laid down for the training of national supervisors in keeping with, and to promote, a common European supervision culture;