Former European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi urged member states to boost investments by 5% of their GDP to address Europe’s challenges but to do this, the Union must put aside political battles over public debt and financial market regula…
EU policy thinktank Bruegel is hosting its annual summit on where legislation should go in the next five years. Check our live updates here for the key takeaways of the day
Measures the new EU Commission will set out for insurers in the second half of the year risk thwarting policymakers’ efforts to boost Europe’s competitiveness and private funding capacity if not re-calibrated differently, the sector has warned.
Europe’s insurance sector became the latest to join the chorus of EU interest groups calling on the next Commission to foster a more pro-business regulatory framework – first and foremost, by following through with its pledge to slash reporting obligat…
EU leaders are sounding the alarm on Europe’s industry and innovation falling behind the US and others. Europe’s economic muscles have atrophied while the United States and China are pushing the world into the next generation of innovation and industry…
EU leaders are expected to agree a package deal on the EU’s top jobs and discuss the geostrategic and policy priorities for the coming years during a busy two-day summit on Thursday and Friday.
While EU policymakers hope to mobilise more private capital for investments through the Capital Markets Union (CMU), high capital requirements prevent insurance companies from “playing a bigger role”, industry association Insurance Europe said.
With the EU set for a new five-year term, the bloc’s powerhouses France and Germany are insisting that their economic priorities are taken into account most of all.
The fabled Franco-German engine is sputtering — meaning the next EU top jobs and political priorities are all to play for after next week’s election.
Listed real estate has a pivotal role to play in the context of the long-awaited completion of the Capital Markets Union (CMU). This asset class not only aligns with CMU objectives but can serve as a catalyst for further unlocking the potential of Euro…
In an interview with Euractiv, Eva Poptcheva also stressed that public investments should aim to “take the edge” of private investments that might otherwise be too risky to undertake.
Here’s what you need to know about the French president’s wide-ranging address on Thursday.
European Council president Charles Michel described EU leaders’ competitiveness summit as “difficult” – as calls for harmonising corporate tax rules and centralising the supervision of financial sector firms were scrapped from the final Council conclus…
The EU’s markets watchdog should start taking on the supervision of the bloc’s largest financial sector firms and oversee the creation of a pan-European IPO venue for small and medium businesses, Enrico Letta will tell EU leaders
Europe must urgently enact measures to push a “competitive industrial strategy” rivalling the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including through an EU-wide state aid contribution mechanism, Enrico Letta will tell the 27 EU leaders in a special report …
The EU’s recent push to encourage the private sector to step in to finance critical investment – especially through the revival of Capital Market Union (CMU) plans – is both unrealistic and misguided, experts warned.
The statement follows multiple experts’ warnings that the rules will render it “impossible” for the EU to achieve its net-zero target by 2050.
Exploring the property sector’s contribution to the European economy, green transition, retirement security for millions of people and the market’s clear demand for regulatory stability.
A draft Eurogroup statement, obtained by Euractiv, outlines multiple “imperative and urgent” reforms that ministers want to be “taken forward” by the next European Commission
Relaxing state aid rules is a step forward in unlocking new green financing, but “we must move quickly” on the capital markets union (CMU) to reach private investors’ money, French business association Medef’s chief Patrick Martin said on Monday (13 No…
In recent months, calls to complete the EU’s Capital Markets Union (CMU) have become more frequent, but it’s not always clear whether the CMU’s most recent supporters really want a more integrated financial market or whether they just use the vagueness…
In an interview with EURACTIV, the former Italian prime minister called for a “Europe of Power”, a European approach to industrial policy to counteract fragmentation risks, and a completion of the EU’s Capital Markets Union (CMU).
The outgoing member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB) Fabio Panetta argued that a genuine Capital Markets Union (CMU) might require the EU to have a standing fiscal capacity with a borrowing function.
