Insight EU Finance Monitoring Weekly headlines for 10 – 15 August 2026

ECB

• Use of cash by companies in the euro area in 2026
• ECB: Cash remains most widely accepted payment method in euro area
• ECB Blog: Do government subsidies drive global imbalances?
• Further publications by the ECB
• Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 7 August 2026
• Consumer attitudes towards a central bank digital currency
• WORKING PAPER SERIES – No. 3273: Can structural reforms unleash private investment?
• WORKING PAPER SERIES – No. 3272: Monetary policy and the rigidity of firm employment expectations
• OCCASIONAL PAPER SERIES – No. 398: The use of the Eurosystem’s monetary policy instruments and its monetary policy implementation framework in 2024 and 2025
• OCCASIONAL PAPER SERIES – No. 397: Prohibition of monetary financing: an economic perspective

ECB BANKNG SUPERVISION

• ECB Banking Supervision Interview with Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis: “Fragmentation is a strategic vulnerability”
• ECB Banking Supervision: Protect yourself from fraud
• Further publications by the ECB Banking Supervsion
• Investment banking: connecting banks, markets and the economy
• More risk-focused and effective on-site investigations
• Timely remediation for more resilient banks
• Legal Framework for Banking Supervision Volume III
• Legal Framework for Banking Supervision Volume II
• Legal Framework for Banking Supervision Volume I

AML/CFT

• Ongoing AMLA consultations
• Consultation on the draft RTS on cross-border information exchange between Financial Intelligence Units – Opening date: 6 July 2026 – Deadline: 6 October 2026, 23:59 (CEST)
• Consultation on the draft RTS on the assessment of the inherent and residual risk profile of obliged entities in the non-financial sector – Opening date: 13 July 2026 – Deadline: 27 September 2026, 23:59 (CEST)
• Consultation on the draft ITS on the format for reporting suspicions and providing transaction records – Opening date: 2 July 2026 – Deadline: 20 September 2026, 23:59 (CEST)
• Consultation on the draft Guidelines on ongoing monitoring of a business relationship – Opening date: 3 June 2026 – Deadline: 3 September 2026, 23:59 (CEST)

EBA

• Ongoing EBA consultations
• Consultation on Regulatory Technical Standards on DGS payouts of client funds deposits (EBA/CP/2026/15)
• Consultation on Guidelines on investment of available financial means (EBA/CP/2026/12)
• Consultation on Implementing Technical Standards on information exchange (EBA/CP/2026/14)
• Consultation on Implementing Technical Standards on depositor information (EBA/CP/2026/13)
• Consultation on methodology for setting fines under MiCA (EBA/CP/2026/02/10)

EIOPA

• EIOPA elects Stavros Konstantas of the Bank of Greece to its Management Board
• Ongoing consultations by EIOPA
• Consultation on draft RTS on valuation 3 – IRRD – Opening date: 8 July 2026 – Deadline: 20 October 2026, 23:59 (CEST)
• Consultation on draft RTS on valuation 1 and 2 – IRRD – Opening date: 8 July 2026 – Deadline: 20 October 2026, 23:59 (CEST)

ESMA

• ESMA confirms go-live for weekly commodity derivatives position reporting

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 fifth payment request of the Republic of Poland pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/241

EU PARLIAMENT REGISTER

• AMENDMENTS 34 – 142 – Draft report Settlement finality and repealing Directive 98/26/EC and amending Directive 2002/47/EC on financial collateral arrangements – PE791.082v01-00
• AMENDMENTS 201 – 410 – Draft report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1095/2010, No 648/2012, No 600/2014, No 909/2014, 2015/2365, 2019/1156, 2021/23, 2022/858, 2023/1114, No 1060/2009, 2016/1011, 2017/2402, 2023/2631 and 2024/3005 as regards the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union – PE791.103v01-00
• AMENDMENTS 411 – 685 – Draft report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1095/2010, No 648/2012, No 600/2014, No 909/2014, 2015/2365, 2019/1156, 2021/23, 2022/858, 2023/1114, No 1060/2009, 2016/1011, 2017/2402, 2023/2631 and 2024/3005 as regards the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union – PE791.134v01-00
• AMENDMENTS 686 – 958 – Draft report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1095/2010, No 648/2012, No 600/2014, No 909/2014, 2015/2365, 2019/1156, 2021/23, 2022/858, 2023/1114, No 1060/2009, 2016/1011, 2017/2402, 2023/2631 and 2024/3005 as regards the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union – PE791.135v01-00
• AMENDMENTS 959 – 1211 – Draft report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1095/2010, No 648/2012, No 600/2014, No 909/2014, 2015/2365, 2019/1156, 2021/23, 2022/858, 2023/1114, No 1060/2009, 2016/1011, 2017/2402, 2023/2631 and 2024/3005 as regards the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union – PE791.136v01-00
• AMENDMENTS 1212 – 1463 – Draft report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1095/2010, No 648/2012, No 600/2014, No 909/2014, 2015/2365, 2019/1156, 2021/23, 2022/858, 2023/1114, No 1060/2009, 2016/1011, 2017/2402, 2023/2631 and 2024/3005 as regards the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union – PE791.137v01-00
• Answer to a written question – Gold as a strategic raw material – E-002715/2026(ASW)

EU COUNCIL REGISTER

• ST 12206 2026 COR 1 – Submission by Malta for formal approval by the Council of draft designs for 2 euro commemorative coins
• ST 12206 2026 REV 1 – Decision of the Council on the approval of the draft designs for 2 euro commemorative coins submitted by Malta
• ST 12203 2026 REV 1 – Submission by Malta for formal approval by the Council of draft designs for 2 euro commemorative coins
• ST 12117 2026 INIT – Submission by Germany for formal approval by the Council of draft design for 2 euro commemorative coin
• ST 12015 2026 REV 1 – Appointment of the chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA): Approval of a letter
• ST 12351 2026 INIT – Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending the Implementing Decision of 17 June 2022 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Poland
• WK 10703 2026 INIT – The Contribution Agreement between the EU and the UK relating to the contribution to the borrowing costs subsidy under Regulation (EU) 2026/467 (UA SL) – Summary by the Commission
• WK 10598 2026 INIT – The Contribution Agreement between the EU and the UK relating to the contribution to the borrowing costs subsidy under Regulation (EU) 2026/467 (UA SL)

FSB

• Ayman M. Al-Sayari appointed Financial Stability Board’s Regional Engagement Chair

BIS

• Papers published by bank governors
• Joachim Nagel: Acting together for a sovereign and competitive Europe
• Fabio Panetta: Playing the long game – how should monetary policy adapt to the Great Reconfiguration?
• Michelle W Bowman: Opening remarks on Sound Practices for Artificial Intelligence
• Mary-Elizabeth McMunn: Reinforcing the foundations – openness through resilience in the face of change
• Swaminathan J: Strengthening customer grievance redress – the role of the internal ombudsman
• Phil Mnisi: Opening remarks – CMA Governors Meeting
• Arthur Yuen: Opening remarks – Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)-Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) seminar
• Scientific papers published by the BIS
• The Erosion of Public Capital in Portugal
• Reaching for Duration
• High expectation but low integration? Experiences in modernising and integrating information systems for supervision
• Africa’s public debt amid global headwinds: balancing resilience and vulnerabilities
• Will AI Intensify or Weaken Market Competition?
• What the Iran War Teaches Us about the Price Elasticity of Oil Supply
• Optimal Second-best Menu Design: Evidence from Residential Electricity Plans
• Financial and Production Integration in the Macroeconomy
• Subnational Bilateral Remittance Flows in the U.S.-Mexico Corridor: A Multi-Source Imputation and Validation
• Monetary policy and the rigidity of firm employment expectations
• Linkages of Firm Spending Behavior through Supply Chains
• Mapping Japan’s Manufacturing Supply Chains Through Firm-to-Firm Transaction Data
• The Incidence of Fuel-Price Shocks and Tax Holidays: Evidence from the 2026 Oil Shock
• The Effects of U.S. Public R&D on Global Growth
• Can structural reforms unleash private investment?
• Youth out of school and out of work: Dynamic and determinants in Colombia
• The use of the Eurosystem’s monetary policy instruments and its monetary policy implementation framework in 2024 and 2025
• Spreading Out Across Expanding Idea Space
• ForeComp: An R Package for Comparing Predictive Accuracy Using Fixed-Smoothing Asymptotics
• How Do Sectoral Shocks Shape Future GDP?
• Formal Labor Market Dynamics and Development
• Neuronal Network Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate
• Determinants and Forecasting of Colombia’s Current Account

UNITED STATES

• IFDP Paper: Occupational Complexity, Capital-Skill Complementarity, and the Evolution of U.S. Wage Inequality: A Quantitative Analysis
• U.S. FinCEN Permanently Ends Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for Millions of Small Business Owners
• U.S. FinCEN Convened Public-Private Engagement to Combat Cartels
• FinCEN Analysis: Financial Institutions Flagged Nearly $5 Billion Linked to Suspected Human Smuggling