Capralos, who is president of the Athens Stock Exchange, said that he considered his re-election as a "special honour for me and our country ... I believe the opportunity is given to me to continue the efforts for an effective revision of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), a project aimed at strengthening transparency in transactions and improving the quality of services and information offered to investors throughout Europe."

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