Speech: Gov. G. Makhlouf (Central Bank of Ireland)

Objectives This plenary session aims first to establish a shared and forward-looking strategic diagnosis of the implications of stablecoins — the rapid expansion of USD-denominated stablecoins — for Europe’s monetary sovereignty, financial stability and competitiveness. It will assess how global competition between crypto-native actors and traditional financial institutions is reshaping the future monetary architecture, and … Continued

Objectives The central policy challenge is no longer whether climate insurance protection gaps exist, but how Europe manages the growing boundary between insurable, hard-to-insure and uninsurable risks, and how responsibilities should be shared between markets, Member States and the EU. The debate on insurance protection gaps therefore sits at the heart of the EU’s broader … Continued