State-of-play of European legislation
Keep up to date with the EU legislative timetable in the area of financial services.
Banking
Fintech challenge for Ukraine
Join us today for the launch of the fintech challenge for Ukraine. The event is a pan-European online ‘hackathon’ to develop technological solutions that will enable access to and provision of everyday services to Ukrainians and help the country's recovery. Don’t miss it!
Digital Finance: Commission welcomes political agreement on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
11 May 2022
Forum on protecting and facilitating investment in the single market
The Directorate General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA) is organising a forum to discuss the regulatory framework protecting and facilitating investment in the EU. The forum will bring together stakeholders – including companies and investor associations, legal practitioners, academics, civil society organisations, Member States authorities and Commission officials – for an exchanges of views in a roundtable format. The hybrid event (online and in Brussels) will take place on Tuesday 28 June.
Webinar: Using the financial competence framework for adults in the European Union
The European Commission and the OECD’s International Network on Financial Education (INFE) are organising an online webinar for adult education practitioners who are using (or plan to use) the financial competence framework for adults in the EU in their financial literacy initiatives. The event will take place on Thursday 5 May. The objective is to facilitate an exchange of ideas and experiences. Participants will, in particular: learn about the framework and how to navigate it; hear from guest practitioners about how they are using the framework; be able to ask questions and exchange ideas.
Commissioner’s corner
Ms McGuinness addresses the 'Conférence Europe des Services Bancaires et Financiers'.
Women in finance
DG FISMA’s Paulina Dejmek Hack talks about the changing world of digitalisation and international sustainable finance.
Digital euro: Commission launches targeted consultation on a digital euro
The European Commission has launched a targeted consultation in order to get feedback on a digital euro. A digital euro is a digitalised form of central bank money directly available to users, as a complement to cash. The digital euro could support the emergence of cross-border solutions for payments and the deployment of instant payments. It could further support innovation and competition in payments and strengthen the EU’s open strategic autonomy. In addition, a digital euro may serve new payment needs of Industry 4.0. Click below to have your say until 14 June.
Targeted consultation on a digital euro
05.04.2022 – 14.06.2022
FinComp for adults: Call for expression of interest of adult education practitioners
DG FISMA and the OECD-INFE are looking for frontrunner practitioners in the field of financial education (involved in developing educational materials or in teaching them) who are already using the financial competence framework for adults in the EU in their financial education initiatives, or plan to use it in the near future. The objective is to facilitate the exchange of lessons learnt by practitioners who use the framework. This exchange could take place through targeted workshops. Deadline : 31 March 2022.
Joint statement on further restrictive economic measures
26 February 2022
Financial literacy
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Banking Package
New EU rules aim to strengthen banks’ resilience and better prepare for the future.
Financial stability: Commission launches call for evidence on EU macroprudential rules in the banking sector
1 December 2021