Insight EU Finance Monitoring Weekly headlines for 12 – 17 October 2026

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IMF ANNUAL MEETINGS

Statement by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the fifty-fourth meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee
President of the Eurogroup, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, discusses “How to raise Europe’s productivity” with the Atlantic Council at the IMF meetings in Bangkok
Press Briefing Transcript: European Department, Annual Meetings 2026
Press Briefing Transcript: Global Policy Agenda, Annual Meetings 2026
The Managing Director’s Global Policy Agenda Annual Meetings 2026: Navigating an Uncertain World
Press Briefing Transcript Global Financial Stability Report, Annual Meetings 2026
IMF Blog: Global Economic Resilience Is Under Strain, Demanding Decisive Policy Action
Press Briefing Transcript: Western Hemisphere Department Annual Meetings 2026

SAVINGS & INVESTMENTS UNION

Speech by Commissioner Albuquerque (by video message) for the Malta’s Financial Wellbeing Conference 2026: From Access to Trust
DG FISMA Podcast: The one about the most powerful nice guy in EU Finance, featuring John Berrigan

EURO BONDS

EU Commission issues €10 billion in its 9th syndicated transaction of 2026

DIGITAL EURO

ECMI: Governing the digital euro ecosystem

FINANCIAL LITERACY

Financial literacy: Join our high-level conference in Brussels on 19 November

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The AI opportunity for Europe: Dinner remarks by ECB Board Member Philip R. Lane at the International AI Summit
FSB Chair sets out FSB work on AI and stablecoins
FSB finalises sound practices for the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence (AI)
IMF Blog: The World Can’t Afford to Get AI Wrong

ESRB

ESRB response to MiCAR consultation

ECB

Further publications by the ECB
Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 9 October 2026
SURVEY OF MONETARY ANALYSTS: ECB Survey of Monetary Analysts (SMA), October 2026
OTHER PUBLICATION: MoU on information sharing in support of non-bank payment service providers access to central bank operated payment systems
OTHER PUBLICATION: ESCB SSM Shared Values Charter 2026
WORKING PAPER SERIES – No. 330: Stop believing in haircuts – at least the way you think about them
WORKING PAPER SERIES – No. 3300: When less is more: behavioral effects of CBDC holding limits
WORKING PAPER SERIES – No. 3299: The heterogeneous bank lending channel of monetary policy
WORKING PAPER SERIES – No. 3298: What analysts hear and why it matters for monetary policy
WORKING PAPER SERIES – No. 3297: Fiscal integration as a Pareto improvement

ECB BANKING SUPERVISION

Ensuring resilience in the face of uncertainty – Keynote speech by Frank Elderson
Further publications by the ECB Banking Supervision
Regulatory reporting on profit and loss: institutions will have option to report under IAS 1 or IFRS 18

ESM

Transcript of Bloomberg TV interview with ESM Managing Director Pierre Gramegna
Joint IMF-RFAs press release on the 11th High-level RFA Dialogue
Hearing in Case ESMAT 4/2025

SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA

Closing loopholes: Council lists individuals and entities for circumventing EU sanctions

EIB

European Investment Bank expands cooperation with Japan Bank for International Cooperation

AML/CFT

Ongoing AMLA consultations
Consultation via a public hearing on the draft RTS for establishing a central AML/CFT database – 7 October 2026 – 3 November 2026, 16:00 (CET)

ESAS

European Supervisory Authorities set priorities for 2027

EBA

The EBA classifies USDC as the first significant e-money token in the European Union
EBA releases the final technical package for release 4.4 of its reporting and Pillar 3 disclosure framework
The EBA publishes Final Report on draft amendments to technical standards on prudential requirements for central securities depositories
Ongoing EBA consultations
26 Aug – 31 Dec 2026: Consultation on draft RTS on operational risk management framework (EBA/CP/2026/18)
25 Aug – 25 Nov 2026: Consultation on Regulatory Technical Standards on prudential requirements for investment firms (EBA/CP/2026/17)
5 Aug – 2 Nov 2026: Consultation on Reporting for the purposes of the validation and monitoring of ISDA SIMM (EBA/CP/2026/16)
23 Jul – 23 Oct 2026: Consultation on Regulatory Technical Standards on DGS payouts of client funds deposits (EBA/CP/2026/15)
23 Jul – 23 Oct 2026: Consultation on Guidelines on investment of available financial means (EBA/CP/2026/12)
23 Jul – 23 Oct – 2026: Consultation on Implementing Technical Standards on information exchange (EBA/CP/2026/14)
23 Jul – 23 Oct 2026: Consultation on Implementing Technical Standards on depositor information (EBA/CP/2026/13)
25 Sep 2026 – 4 Jan 2027: Consultation on revised Implementing Technical Standards on joint decisions on institution-specific prudential requirements

EIOPA

EIOPA factsheet shows European insurers’ home and cross-border investments as well as exposure concentrations
Ongoing consultations by EIOPA
Consultation on the draft Supervisory Statement on IBIP Sales Processes – 8 October 2026 – 4 January 2027, 23:59 (CET)
Call to participate in the discussion on the disclosure of individual stress test results – 13 October 2026 – 28 October 2026, 23:59 (CET)
Consultation on draft RTS on valuation 1 and 2 – IRRD – 8 July 2026 – 20 October 2026, 23:59 (CEST)
Consultation on draft RTS on valuation 3 – IRRD – 8 July 2026 – 20 October 2026, 23:59 (CEST)

ESMA

ESMA finalises the review of guidelines on the delay in disclosure of inside information
One year to go for T+1 settlement: the regulatory framework is complete, now let’s make it happen
ESMA updates its manual on transparency with new guidance for OTC derivatives and tick-size regime
ESMA’s third Sanctions Report highlights the need for greater convergence in enforcement
ESMA analysis shows continued growth in cross-border investment services
ESMA sets out 2026 European Common Enforcement Priorities
ESMA promotes clarity in claims on impact and transition
New ESMA Q&As
Further publications by ESMA
List of registered ESG providers
List of Authorised DLT Market Infrastructures
Final report on the MAR Guidelines on delay in the disclosure of inside information
One year to go for T+1 settlement: the regulatory framework is complete, now let’s make it happen – Press release
Final report on the revised CSDR Guidelines on standardised procedures and messaging protocols used between investment firms and their professional clients
Manual on post-trade transparency under MiFID II/ MiFIR
Enforcement snapshot: Sanctions and measures under EU Acts in 2025
Consolidated sanctions report – Table of sanctions reported for 2025
Report on Sanctions and measures imposed in Member States in 2025
Report on suspicious transaction and order reports (STORs) 2026
Decision on the delegation of the closure of non-complex breach of Union law cases to the Head of the Legal and Enforcement Department and to the Head of the Enforcement Unit
Report on the 2025 cross-border provision of investment services to retail clients in the EU and EEA
Joint Committee Annual Work Programme 2027
2026 ECEP package
31st extract from the FRWG (EECS)’s database of enforcement
Statement on the European common enforcement priorities for 2026 corporate reporting
Social media sentiment and retail trading behaviour – TRV article
Thematic notes on clear, fair, and not misleading sustainability-related claims – transition claims
Thematic notes on clear, fair, and not misleading sustainability-related claims – impact claims
Ongoing consultations by ESMA
From 09/09/2026 to 09/11/2026: Consultation on the update to the Guidelines on disclosure requirements under the Prospectus Regulation
From 09/10/2026 to 15/01/2027: Call for evidence on the CCP collateral tokenisation

EU COMMISSION REGISTER

Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs
COMMUNICATION TO THE COMMISSION COMMUNICATION FROM COMMISSIONER DOMBROVSKIS TO THE COMMISSION IN AGREEMENT WITH EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT FITTO on the positive preliminary assessment of the fourth payment request of the Republic of Bulgaria pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/241 – Reference : C(2026)7324
COMMISSION OPINION in accordance with Article 19 of the Statute of the European Investment Bank – Reference: C(2026)7446
COMMISSION OPINION in accordance with Article 19 of the Statute of the European Investment Bank – Reference: C(2026)7361
COMMISSION OPINION in accordance with Article 19 of the Statute of the European Investment Bank – Reference: C(2026)7358
COMMISSION OPINION in accordance with Article 19 of the Statute of the European Investment Bank – Reference: C(2026)7331
Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
CORRIGENDUM to Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/338 of 13 February 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1803 as regards International Financial Reporting Standard 18 (Official Journal of the European Union L, 2026/338, 16 February 2026) – Reference : C(2026)7455
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/… on formats for submitting beneficial ownership information – Reference: C(2026)7165

EU PARLIAMENT REGISTER

Highlights – BUDG-ECON Recovery and Resilience Dialogue with Raffaele Fitto and Valdis Dombrovskis – Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a Council directive on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (recast) – PE796.311v01-00
Draft agenda – Monday, 19 October 2026 – PE796.432v01-00 – Committee on Budgets, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026
AMENDMENTS 001-010 – REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026(001-010)
AMENDMENTS 011-020 – REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026(011-020)
AMENDMENTS 021-021 – REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026(021-021)
AMENDMENTS 022-031 – REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026(022-031)
AMENDMENTS 032-041 – REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026(032-041)
AMENDMENTS 042-051 – REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026(042-051)
AMENDMENTS 052-061 – REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026(052-061)
AMENDMENTS 062-067 – REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026(062-067)
AMENDMENTS 078-087 – REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026(078-087)
AMENDMENTS 088-097 – REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026(088-097)
AMENDMENTS 098-107 – REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026(098-107)
AMENDMENTS 108-111 – REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026(108-111)
AMENDMENTS 112-117 – REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026(112-117)
AMENDMENTS 118-123 – REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026(118-123)
AMENDMENTS 124-125 – REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026(124-125)
AMENDMENTS 068-077 – REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – A10-0272/2026(068-077)
AMENDMENTS 001-002 – REPORT on combating VAT fraud – the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget – A10-0213/2026(001-002)
AMENDMENTS 001-030 – REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting for the period 2028-2034 (the ‘Pericles V’ programme) and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/840 – A10-0256/2026(001-030)
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 6 October 2026 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1173/2011 and (EU) No 473/2013 as regards their alignment with the economic governance framework of the Union and the further simplification of that framework – TC1-COD-2025-0311
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 6 October 2026 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 on the strengthening of economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability – TC1-COD-2025-0312
AMENDMENTS 51 – 398 – Draft report Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 on a pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) – PE796.328v01-00
AMENDMENTS 1 – 159 – Draft report Protection of the Union’s financial interests in the post-2027 multiannual financial framework through the revision of the anti-fraud architecture – PE796.366v01-00
Answer to a written question – Use of payment data by payment service providers and the purpose limitation principle of Article 5 GDPR – E-002602/2026(ASW)
Answer to a written question – Direct financing of low-interest loans to small and medium-sized enterprises from the Social Fund – E-003439/2026(ASW)
Answer to a written question – Compatibility with EU law of cumulative penalties resulting in the automatic loss of judicial protection for borrowers – E-003283/2026(ASW)
Answer to a written question – Tax transparency and public procurement in relation to Palantir – E-003211/2026(ASW)
Oral question – The need for urgent EU action to tackle financial scam advertisements on online platforms – O-000042/2026
Briefing – Recovery and Resilience Dialogue with the European Commission – 19 October 2026 – 14-10-2026
Study – Macroeconomic and Fiscal Implications of Structurally Higher Defence Spending in the European Union – 15-10-2026
Study – State Intervention Powers in Financial Sector M&A – 14-10-2026
Study – State Intervention Powers in Financial Sector M&A – 13-10-2026
At a Glance – Pericles 2028-2034: Exchange, assistance and training for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting – 12-10-2026
At a Glance – Question time: Shaping the future of EU competition policy – 16-10-2026
At a Glance – Parliament’s reading of 2027 EU budget – 15-10-2026

EU COUNCIL REGISTER

CM 4642 2026 INIT – AHWP MFF – Global Europe Instrument
ST 13994 2026 INIT – Decision of the Council on the approval of draft design for 2 euro commemorative coin submitted by Austria
ST 13850 2026 INIT – Submission by Austria for formal approval by the Council of draft design for 2 euro commemorative coin
WK 14882 2026 INIT – 2025 PIF Report: PPT presentation
WK 14507 2026 INIT – Securitisation Review (trilogue stage) Questionnaire on IE Presidency note (WK 14302/26) following the Working Party Meeting on Securitisation of 22 September 2026
WK 14507 2026 REV 1 – Securitisation Review (trilogue stage) Questionnaire on IE Presidency note (WK 14302/26) following the Working Party Meeting on Securitisation of 22 September 2026
WK 14960 2026 INIT – Commission’s annual overview of the total amount of VAT and TOR paid under reservation and the total amount of reservations lifted – Year 2025 (Art. 13a(4) MAR)
WK 14861 2026 INIT – ESMA 2027 Work Programme
ST 14265 2026 INIT – Council conclusions on the financial package for the accession negotiations with Montenegro
ST 14478 2026 INIT – REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Sixth Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union

EU COURT OF JUSTICE

Payment Services: Judgment of the Court in Case C-70/25

FSB

FSB consults on high-level principles for regulatory and supervisory modernisation

BIS

From the periphery to the core: financial health and central banks’ mandates – BIS management speeches
BIS – Central Bankers speeches
Closing remarks – Conference on the Main Findings of Portugal’s Financial Sector Assessment Program
Introduction to the panel “Financial risks and macroprudential policy”
Investing through uncertainty – financing Europe’s future
Intelligence-led financial crime prevention: the power of data, insights and collaboration
Why is the last mile of disinflation taking so long?
Opening remarks – Conference on the Main Findings of Portugal’s Financial Sector Assessment Program
Opening remarks – Cargox Solution Day
Cross-border payments as a necessity for Africa’s resilience and economic transformation
Leveraging the Mauritius IFC as a payment system hub
Further publications by the BIS
Offshore forwards and exchange rate transmission in emerging markets
Chokepoint disruptions and their macroeconomic consequences
Money and the architecture of trust
Are stablecoins and bank deposits substitutes?
Transformative AI and demand bottlenecks

IMF

IMF Working Papers: Fear and Shortages: Identifying Geopolitical Risk and Supply Disruptions in Energy Markets

UNITED STATES

FinCEN Assesses $1.2 Billion Penalty against Bank of America

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