Forum on protecting and facilitating investment in the single market (10/05/2022)
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 (27/04/2022)
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.
Digital euro: Commission launches targeted consultation on a digital euro (05/04/2022)
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.
Launch event for the new EU Digital Finance Platform (30/03/2022)
An online event on 8 April will mark the official launch of the EU Digital Finance Platform. The event will be opened by Mairead McGuinness, Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union (FISMA). Verena Ross, Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), will give the closing speech, and there will be a panel featuring high-level speakers representing industry and supervisors. Click on the button below for more information and to register.
FinComp for adults: Call for expression of interest of adult education practitioners (10/03/2022)
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.
Irene Tinagli, Chair of the European Parliament’s ECON committee, talks about some of the issues that are high on the committee’s agenda.
The EU taxonomy (07/03/2022)
What is the EU taxonomy and how can it contribute to the goals of the European Green Deal?
Capital Markets Union (07/03/2022)
The European Commission is working to develop clearing and supervision in the EU and reduce exposures to systemic non-EU CCPs.
Commissioner’s corner (07/03/2022)
Ms McGuinness gives keynote speech at ESA’s high-level conference on financial education and literacy.
EU Finance news in brief (07/03/2022)
A survey has been launched to study the feasibility and features of a potential EU ESG benchmark label.
Ukraine: EU agrees to exclude key Russian banks from SWIFT (04/03/2022)
2 March 2022
Bank recovery and resolution: European Commission approves resolution schemes for the Croatian and the Slovenian subsidiaries of Sberbank Europe AG (04/03/2022)
1 March 2022
Joint statement on further restrictive economic measures (02/03/2022)
26 February 2022
Commission launches a targeted consultation on options to enhance suitability and appropriateness assessments (02/03/2022)
21 February 2022
Commission extends time-limited equivalence for UK central counterparties and launches consultation to expand central clearing activities in the EU (02/03/2022)
8 February 2022
Targeted consultation on improving the EU’s macroprudential framework for the banking sector (30/11/2021)
30.11.2021 – 18.03.2022
Targeted consultation: options to enhance suitability and appropriateness assessments (21/02/2022)
21.02.2022 – 21.03.2022
Targeted consultation: review of the central clearing framework in the EU (08/02/2022)
Commission launches consultation to expand central clearing activities in the EU and extends time-limited equivalence for UK Central Counterparties (08/02/2022)
The Commission has launched a targeted public consultation and a call for evidence on ways to improve the attractiveness of EU CCPs and reduce the EU’s exposure to systemic non-EU CCPs. To ensure the EU’s financial stability in the short-term, the European Commission has adopted a decision to extend equivalence for UK central counterparties (CCPs) until 30 June 2025.
