Financial inclusion

Recommendation
Study
Consultation
Conference

The annex to the Single Market Review, SEC(2007)1520, published in November 2007 announced that "...reflection should progress on how to ensure that, by a certain date nobody is denied access to a basic bank account."

Recommendation

18.7.2011

Commission adoption of a Recommendation on access to a basic payment account, C(2011)4977 Impact Assessment, SEC(2011)906 Annexes to the Impact Assessment, SEC(2011)906 Summary of Impact Assessment, SEC(2011)907 Opinion of the Impact Assessment Board, SEC(2011)908 Press release, IP/11/897 Frequently asked questions, MEMO/11/514 Citizens’ summary

Study

25.10.2010

Final report of the Study on the costs and benefits of policy actions in the field of ensuring access to a basic bank account

Consultation

25.1.2011	Summary of contributions Replies authorised for publication
6.10.2010	Consultation on access to a basic payment account Midday Express, MEX/10/1006
14.9.2009	Summary of contributions Replies authorised for publication Midday Express, MEX/09/914
6.2.2009	Consultation on Financial inclusion: Ensuring access to a basic bank account Press release, IP/09/224

Conference

DG Internal Market and Services and DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities jointly organised on 28 May 2008 a high-level conference 'Financial Inclusion: Improving access to basic financial services' to present the main findings of the study on Financial Services Provision and Prevention of Financial Exclusion commissioned by DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities; and to discuss the role of public authorities, the financial sector and NGOs in guaranteeing access to basic financial services.

• Programme
• Press release, IP/08/805
• FAQ, MEMO/08/344
• Speech of Charlie McCreevy, SPEECH/08/283
• Speech of Vladimír Špidla, SPEECH/08/278
• Presentations
• Executive summary & report of the study on Financial Services Provision and Prevention of Financial Services Exclusion