New rules and a new watchdog: MEPS adopt new laws to fight against dirty money
The EU Parliament has adopted a package of laws strengthening the EU’s toolkit to fight money-laundering and terrorist financing. The…
The EU Parliament has adopted a package of laws strengthening the EU’s toolkit to fight money-laundering and terrorist financing. The…
The Plenary approved rules which will add transparency and structure to how environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings are undertaken…
The plenary session of the EU Parliament in 22-25 April 2024 has ratified numerous informal deals reached between negotiators on…
Strasbourg, 23 April 2024 Payments would have to be made in 30 days, with limited...
The Commission has today published in-depth reviews (IDRs) for France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy and Portugal.
The dual-tranche transaction concerned a new €4 billion bond due on 6 December 2027, and a €4 billion tap of…
G7 authorities routinely exercise to ensure they can effectively coordinate and communicate their response in the event of a widespread…
The changes will free up large sums of money which insurance firms had to keep in reserve, allowing the sector…
Strasbourg, 23 April 2024 New provisions to foster investment, factor in social convergence, and increase...
The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given that the joint venture has negligible activities…
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has responded to the European Commission…
"We went through two historic crises with the pandemic and the energy security issue caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. …
MEPs adopted a proposal for the first stage of a European Deposit Insurance Scheme, operating as a liquidity scheme and…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Financial Trend Analysis today. Financial Institutions report $27bn in…
Economic and monetary affairs MEPs propose new, innovation friendly rules allowing customers to keep their financial data safe and efficiently…
Greece´s 4th payment request concerns one target under the loan facility component. This target requires that an aggregate of €4.5…
Recent shocks have triggered supply side disruptions and a large rise in inflation. Inflation has now eased, but price and…
The Commissioner will meet representatives of the digital finance, payments, and banking communities, and participate in several high-level meetings.
The directive will better equip member states in their fight against organised crime and the associated illegal profits. It will…
The Spanish economy has shown strong resilience amid weaker euro area growth and tighter financial conditions. Economic activity grew by 2.5…
The conclusions take stock of progress achieved in implementing the RRF and serve as political guidance to the Commission and…
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its 2023 Reports on the annual market and credit risk benchmarking exercises. These…
The IMF Board commended Ms. Georgieva’s "strong and agile leadership during her term, navigating a series of major global shocks".…
The European Parliament on Thursday granted discharge to the Commission, all decentralised agencies and the development funds.
The bank failures in 2023 in the US and Switzerland presented the most significant test since the global financial crisis…
The Eurogroup held a third exchange of views on the external competitiveness of the euro area. The discussion focussed on…
These Guidelines set harmonised criteria to address the observed diversity in the application of the group capital test across the…
The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today announced that they will launch in May the…
The Governing Council today decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. The incoming information has broadly confirmed…
Among the issues on the agenda are the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the support to Ukraine and the EU mandate…
The payment request covers important steps in the delivery of 23 reforms and 20 investments that will drive positive change for citizens…
In August 2023, the U.S. Treasury had declared a round of sanctions targeting prominent members of Russia’s financial elite, as…
Sanctions or restrictions are a key tool for the EU to intervene where necessary to prevent conflict or respond to…
The EU General Court annuls the inclusion of Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman on the lists of persons subject to…
The ESMA market report on EU securities financing transactions (SFT) markets provides first comprehensive market-level overview of the EU repo market,…
The Dutch economy has cooled, but signs of overheating remain. After two years of strong recovery, growth decelerated in 2023,…
Under the reintroduced scheme, state aid will take the form of guarantees and direct grants. The scheme aims at ensuring that…
The proposed financial assistance aims to help Jordan cover part of its external financing needs, support the fiscal consolidation effort, and support structural reform efforts.
Many countries have used energy subsidies to cushion the effects of high energy prices on households and firms. What did…
The IMF team and the Kosovo authorities have reached staff-level agreement on the 2nd reviews of the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA)…
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its Q4 2023 quarterly Risk Dashboard (RDB), which discloses aggregated statistical information for…
ESMA has opted for this format instead of the report mandated under the DLT Pilot Regime because no DLT market…
According to EU Commissioner McGuinness, the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT) deals with criminal behaviours. It is…
Supported by robust policies, Cyprus recovered swiftly from the pandemic, and has proved broadly resilient to multiple adverse shocks. Growth…
The resumption of negotiations of Switzerland with the EU is a welcome step to strengthen the economic partnership, secure participation…
Generally, for a customer who is an individual and a U.S. person, banks are required to collect a full Social…
According to the IMF, Switzerland's fiscal policy strikes the balance between avoiding excessive cuts that could jeopardise the economic recovery…
In the last two years, interest rates have increased. As inflation comes under control, interest rates are stable. In the Eurozone, the…
Approximately 17 million Europeans are at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Women, however, are bearing a heavier burden, as…
Despite robust consumption growth, the Luxembourgish economy contracted in 2023 due to weak external demand and residential investment. Growth is…
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