The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced on January 12 that it will hold an open hearing on the issues identified in its December 2014 consultation paper and proposed regulatory technical standards regarding the amendments to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR). The open meeting will be held on Thursday, February 19 in Paris.

ESMA’s announcement can be found here.