Nearly 4 months after Brexit: where do we stand ​and what way forward for the EU and UK?​

Objectives Meeting the EU’s climate and energy targets for 2030 and reaching the objectives of the European Green Deal, require defining a language and a clear definition of what is “sustainable” common to companies, investors and policymakers, in order to direct investments towards sustainable projects and activities. For this purpose, a Taxonomy Regulation entered into … Continued

Point of discussion How to reconcile economic growth and debt sustainability in the EU over time?

Objectives The objective of this session is to provide the audience with an overview of the actions proposed in the DFS and discuss their relevance and next steps. This session will discuss the state of progress and the prospects of digitalisation in the EU financial sector and whether the Digital Finance Strategy (DFS) proposal sets … Continued

Objectives This session will focus on discussing the policy approach that is needed for supporting digital developments in the financial sector and the changes that may be needed in the existing EU financial regulatory framework for facilitating digital innovation in the interest of consumers and market efficiency, which is one of the key priorities of … Continued

Objectives The objective of this session is to discuss the short- and medium-term banking challenges related to the four priority areas assessed by the ECB Banking Supervision and that have been materially affected by the current crisis: credit risk management, capital strength, business model sustainability (profitability issues) and governance (credit risk management, risk data aggregation … Continued

The reform of the EU fiscal framework and the transition for its re-implementation The objective of this exchange of views is to assess the outlook for the euro zone’s fiscal policy rules when the Covid 19 crisis is in remission or over and to discuss when and how to reintroduce the fiscal rules of the … Continued

Objectives At the very moment when the whole financial sector is close to completing a fundamental overhaul of the risk-based banking regulation triggered by the 2008 financial crisis, new types of risk are emerging. Climate-related risk is one these unexpected sources of risk.  Numerous initiatives are now under way both in the private and public … Continued