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EP HEARING
- MEPs meet with ECB President to talk inflation and artificial intelligence
- Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament
SAVINGS & INVESTMENTS UNION
- Keynote speech by EU Commissioner Piotr Serafin at the 8th Annual EC-EIB-ESM Capital Markets Seminar, 1 October 2026, Luxembourg
- EU Commission appoints a new Director-General in its Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
- EU Commission launches targeted consultation on fair access to financial services for cancer survivors
INFRINGEMENTS
- EU Commission calls on Italy and Slovenia to end the discriminatory portfolio-allocation requirement for tax-incentivized Savings and Investment Accounts
- EU Commission asks Sweden to comply with EU rules on the management of bank crises
- EU Commission calls on Bulgaria to amend its legislation on the acquisition of agricultural land
- EU Commission calls on six Member States to fully transpose the Sixth Capital Requirements Directive
EURO GROUP
- President of the Eurogroup, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, travels to Basel and Frankfurt
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- Where AI risks meet – Welcome address by ECB President Christine Lagarde
- ECB Blog: How firms are planning to finance AI adoption
- BIS: Circular relationships among AI firms
DIGITAL EURO
- Join the digital euro innovation platform
ESRB
- ESRB annual conference
- ECB/ESCB Legal Conference 2026 – Welcome address
- ECB/ESCB Legal Conference 2026 – Address by Christine Lagarde
- ECB/ESCB Legal Conference 2026 – Keynote Speech
- ECB/ESCB Legal Conference 2026 – Panel 1
- ECB/ESCB Legal Conference 2026 – Panel 2
- ECB/ESCB Legal Conference 2026 – Panel 3
- ECB/ESCB Legal Conference 2026 – Panel 4
- ECB/ESCB Legal Conference 2026 – Panel 5
- ECB/ESCB Legal Conference 2026 – Panel 6
- ECB/ESCB Legal Conference 2026 – Closing remarks
- Live – 10th annual conference of the European Systemic Risk Board (Day 1)
- Live – 10th annual conference of the European Systemic Risk Board (Day 2)
- Reinforcing Europe’s financial resilience – and growth potential – Keynote speech by Governor Olli Rehn, First Vice-Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board
- Further publications by the ESRB
- ESRB response to the European Commission’s targeted consultation on the review of Regulation on the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA)
ECB
- Resilience, integration and competitiveness: building the future of European banking – Keynote speech by Boris Vujčić, Vice-President of the ECB
- Monetary policy in a world of overlapping shocks – Speech by Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB
- La Croix Interview with ECB President Christine Lagarde: Never losing faith in people
- Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates)
- Further publications by the ECB
- Isabel Schnabel: Central banks on-chain
- EURO AREA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTS BY INSTITUTIONAL SECTOR (EARLY): Households and non-financial corporations in the euro area: second quarter of 2026
- BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (QUARTERLY): Euro area quarterly balance of payments and international investment position: second quarter of 2026
- MFI INTEREST RATE STATISTICS: Euro area bank interest rate statistics: August 2026
- WEEKLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 25 September 2026
ECB BANKING SUPERVISION
- Supervisory risk appetite, efficiency and effectiveness – Contribution by Frank Elderson, Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB
- Remaining vigilant in a changing risk environment – Keynote speech by Patrick Montagner, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB
- The exit test: why the single market in banking depends on how banks fail – Keynote speech by Pedro Machado, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB
- Competitiveness and simplification: a common agenda for European banks – Speech by Pedro Machado
- banko.ro: Interview with Sharon Donnery, member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB
- Join the SSM Media Seminar: Apply by 16 October
ESM & EFSF
- Greece repays €2.5 billion to EFSF
- Pierre Gramegna, ESM Managing Director: Keynote speech at Capital Markets Seminar
- CNBC Squawk Box Europe: Transcript of interview with ESM Managing Director Pierre Gramegna
AML/CFT
- AMLA invites stakeholders to sectoral roundtables on simplified customer due diligence
- AMLA finalises key standards for the private sector
- AMLA finalises standards on Home-Host Supervisory Cooperation
- 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)
EBA
- EBA publishes its 2027 Work Programme
- Statement by EBA Chair François-Louis Michaud at the ordinary meeting of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) of the European Parliament
- Final Q&A published by EBA
- Upcoming EBA events
- 19-20 Oct 2026: Board of Supervisors meeting
- 20 Oct 2026: Joint Board of Supervisors and Banking Stakeholder Group meeting
- 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 reports progress on its simplification initiatives
- Statement to the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the EU Parliament by Petra Hielkema, Chairperson of EIOPA
- EIOPA names extreme heat as the key climate-related risk for life and health insurers and pension providers
- Further publications by EIOPA
- Decision of the Board of Supervisors on the collaboration of the insurance supervisory authorities of the Member States of the European Economic Area
- EIOPA Report on the impacts of climate change on life and health and potential emerging risks for the insurance and IORP sectors
- Union-wide Strategic Supervisory Priorities 2027-2029
- Draft Single Programming Document 2027-2029
- Note on EIOPA’s views for better regulation and supervision 2.0
- Ongoing consultations by EIOPA
- 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 calls for changes to make MiCA clearer, safer and ready for emerging services
- ESMA sets 2027 priorities for stronger, simpler and more integrated EU capital markets
- The future of financial supervision for integrated European markets: is the architecture fit for purpose?
- Further publications by ESMA
- CPD26 agenda: Joint ESAs Consumer Protection Day 2026 – Agenda
- SBR: Simplification and burden reduction – factsheet
- JC 2026 30: Joint Committee’s statement at the ECON hearing
- JC 2026 31: Annex to the Joint Committee’s statement at the ECON hearing – JC deliverables
- ESMA24-450544452-3094: Verena Ross’ opening statement at the ECON hearing, 28 September 2026
- ESMA81-1841807023-1051: Statement on significant benchmarks notified under Article 24(2) of the Benchmark Regulation – Nasdaq
- ESMA75-113276571-1721: Response to the European Commission’s consultation on the review of MiCA regulation
- ESMA81-1841807023-1141: Statement on Significant benchmarks notified under Article 24(2) of the Benchmark Regulation – STOXX
- ESMA50-1949966494-4331: Working paper on margining repo transactions: a risk allocation dilemma
- ESMA24-450544452-3050: ESMA’s Activities Snapshot 1 November 2025 – 31 August 2026
- ESMA71-545613100-3005: ESMA sets 2027 priorities for stronger, simpler and more integrated EU capital markets – Press release
- ESMA22-1669215091-6873: ESMA’s contribution to simplification and burden reduction
- ESMA22-50751485-1673: 2027 Annual Work Programme
- 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 18/08/2026 to 12/10/2026: Consultation on the reporting framework under EMIR for clearing activity at recognised third-country CCPs
EU COMMISSION REGISTER
- Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs
- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision C(2025) 3487 final of 28 May 2025 on the authorisation of the disbursement of the third instalment of the non-repayable support and the third instalment of the loan support for Romania – Reference: C(2026)7023
- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION on the reduction of the amount of the third instalment of the non-repayable support and the third instalment of the loan support for Romania – Reference: C(2026)7018
- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION on the cancellation by the European Union of macro-financial assistance to the Republic of North Macedonia in the amount of EUR 50 million – Reference: C(2026)7017
- 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 Austria pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/241 – Reference: (2026)6981
- 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 French Republic pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/241 – Reference: C(2026)6978
- COMMISSION OPINION in accordance with Article 19 of the Statute of the European Investment Bank – Reference: C(2026)7119
- COMMISSION OPINION in accordance with Article 19 of the Statute of the European Investment Bank – Reference: C(2026)7012
- Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
- COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/… amending the regulatory technical standards laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/584 as regards certain organisational requirements of trading venues and circuit breakers
EU PARLIAMENT REGISTER
- DRAFT REPORT on the European Central Bank – annual report 2026 – PE796.229v01-00
- Question to the ECB – Financing of AI data centres – PE796.185v01-00
- 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
- Study – Research for REGI committee – Circular Economy and Cohesion Policy Funds – 02-10-2026
- At a Glance – Research for REGI committee – Circular Economy and Cohesion Policy Funds – 02-10-2026
- Briefing – Background information on the post-2027 MFF – October 2026 – 01-10-2026
- Study – Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP) Reform: Tackling Slow-Burning Risks from Nonbank Financial Institutions – 01-10-2026
- Briefing – Economic Outlook Quarterly: Next Generation EU ending amidst renewed challenges and investment needs – 30-09-2026
- Briefing – Banking sector competitiveness and the single market – 28-09-2026
- At a Glance – EU-China trade and investment relations – 28-09-2026
- AMENDMENTS 001-001 – REPORT on the EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment – A10-0238/2026(001-001)
- 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
- AMENDMENTS 001-003 – REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Finland – EGF/2026/003 FI/Valmet Automotive – A10-0243/2026(001-003)
- AMENDMENTS 002-002 – REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Spain – EGF/2026/002 ES/Galicia automotive ancillary – A10-0242/2026(002-002)/REV1
- AMENDMENTS 003-003 – REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2026/001 BE/Cora – A10-0241/2026(003-003)
- AMENDMENTS 003-003 – REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1173/2011 and (EU) No 473/2013 as regards alignment with the EU economic governance framework and further simplification of that framework – A10-0099/2026(003-003)
- AMENDMENTS 003-003 – REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 as regards the economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability – A10-0097/2026(003-003)
- AMENDMENTS 001-002 – REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2026/001 BE/Cora – A10-0241/2026(001-002)
- AMENDMENTS 002-002 – REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1173/2011 and (EU) No 473/2013 as regards alignment with the EU economic governance framework and further simplification of that framework – A10-0099/2026(002-002)
- AMENDMENTS 001-003 – REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Spain – EGF/2026/002 ES/Galicia automotive ancillary – A10-0242/2026(001-003)
- AMENDMENTS 002-002 – REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 as regards the economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability – A10-0097/2026(002-002)
- AMENDMENTS 001-001 – REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1173/2011 and (EU) No 473/2013 as regards alignment with the EU economic governance framework and further simplification of that framework – A10-0099/2026(001-001)
- AMENDMENTS 001-001 – REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 as regards the economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability – A10-0097/2026(001-001)
- REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Finland – EGF/2026/003 FI/Valmet Automotive – A10-0243/2026
- REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Spain – EGF/2026/002 ES/Galicia automotive ancillary – A10-0242/2026
- REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2026/001 BE/Cora – A10-0241/2026
- Answer to a written question – Hybrid threats and foreign-controlled charging infrastructure – E-003112/2026(ASW)
- Answer to a written question – Ensuring long-term consumer rights for purchased digital products – E-002913/2026(ASW)
- Answer to a written question – Systemic risks arising from developments in the EU ETS market and the financial exposure of companies subject to compliance obligations – E-002525/2026(ASW)
- Answer to a written question – Validity of EU-US Data Privacy Framework following US Supreme Court judgment – P-002741/2026(ASW)
- Answer to a written question – Call for proposals BG16FFPR003-4.004, financed under Bulgaria’s 2021–2027 Regional Development Programme through the Just Transition Fund – E-003353/2026(ASW)
- Answer to a written question – Temporary VAT exemptions for those affected by forest fires – E-003165/2026(ASW)
EU COUNCIL REGISTER
- ST 14000 2026 INIT – Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund as a third instalment for 2026
- ST 12528 2026 INIT – COUNCIL DECISION amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi
- ST 12714 2026 INIT – COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION implementing Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ST 12717 2026 INIT – COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION implementing Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ST 12750 2026 INIT – COUNCIL DECISION amending Decision (CFSP) 2024/1484 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia
- ST 12752 2026 INIT – COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia
- WK 13691 2026 INIT – Non-paper from the French delegation on the status of intermediaries within the IOSS
- WK 13618 2026 INIT – DAC Recast – Working Party on Tax Questions – presentation by the Presidency
- ST 12824 2026 INIT – Proposal for a Regulation on the 28th Regime – EU Inc. – Second Presidency compromise text
- WK 13561 2026 INIT – Digital euro – 4CT Outcome from ITMs up to 4 September 2026 included – ddl 10 September c.o.b.
- WK 13179 2026 REV 1 – Securitisation review package (trilogue negotiations): Revised Agenda – Council WP meeting of 7-8 September
- CM 4387 2026 INIT – Working Party on Company Law
- CM 4391 2026 INIT – Law Enforcement Working Party (Customs)
- WK 13673 2026 INIT – Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU – Presentation at the Working Party on Competition on 8 September 2026
- WK 13674 2026 INIT – Review of EU Merger Guidelines: Update by DG COMP – Presentation at the Working Party on Competition on 8 September 2026
- CM 4434 2026 INIT – Working Party on Customs Union
- CM 4408 2026 INIT – WP on Financial Services and the Banking Union (Securitisation)
- WK 13691 2026 INIT – Non-paper from the French delegation on the status of intermediaries within the IOSS
- ST 12824 2026 INIT – Proposal for a Regulation on the 28th Regime – EU Inc. – Second Presidency compromise text
- ST 13725 2026 ADD 1 – ANNEX to the COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… of XXX amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1803 as regards International Accounting Standard 28
- ST 13725 2026 INIT – COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… of XXX amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1803 as regards International Accounting Standard 28
- WK 13179 2026 REV 1 – Securitisation review package (trilogue negotiations): Revised Agenda – Council WP meeting of 7-8 September
BIS
- BIS – Central Bankers speeches
- The Indian economy in an ever more volatile and complex world
- Statement – base rate of the National Bank of Kazakhstan
- Good practices of green finance in Southeast Asia
- Speech – 11th Annual General Assembly Meeting of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion
- Digital innovation – hindrance or booster for banks’ business models?
- Convening remarks – 11th Annual General Assembly Meeting of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion
- Keynote speech – Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA)-GBA Green Finance Alliance Annual Forum (GFA) Annual Forum
- Introductory remarks by the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank news conference
- Quantitative tightening – the next chapter
- Welcoming address – 30th anniversary of FAST
- Opening speech – 12th edition of the Annual Scientific Conference of the Romanian Academic Economists from Abroad (ERMAS)
- Opening remarks – 2026 Green Fintech Symposium
- An update on AI and the economy
- Launch of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism Graduate Programme
- Statement – 2026 Innovation Financial Forum
- Artificial intelligence – the new frontiers of risk
- Opening remarks “Trust and innovation – the future of finance”
- Back to school – passing Europe’s triple test
- Power, markets, and strategy in a changing global order
- Has Europe fully digested the new geoeconomic realities – and does it have the energy to cope with them
IMF
- EU Trade Diversification Through Regional Trade Agreements
- IMF Managing Director’s Remarks at the Meeting of the Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors of the Gulf Cooperation Council
- Further publications by the IMF
- Coming Soon: Global Financial Stability Report, October 2026
- Coming Soon: World Economic Outlook, October 2026
- Coming Soon: Taxing Better to Boost Growth
- Corporate Sector Stress Testing with Endogenous Balance Sheet Dynamics
- The Demographics of Technology Adoption and Productivity Growth
- Intangible Input Complementarities Along Supply Chains
- Transmission of U.S. Long-term Rate to EM Local Currency Sovereign Bonds: The Role of the Investor CompositionEducation and the Decline in Average Hours WorkedDoes Foreign Borrowing Lift Growth?
- Beyond Clearing: Central Counterparties’ Investment and Risk Management of Cash from Margin Calls
- How Do Monetary Authorities Buy Publicly Traded Financial Assets? A Cross-Country Database and an Empirical Study of Central Bank Asset Purchase Programs
- Earth Observations and Machine Learning for Gridded Macroeconomic Data
- International Stablecoin Flows, Capital Controls and Currency Crises
- Annual Update on SDR Trading Operations
- Overview of Refinements to the EBA-Lite Methodology: EBA-Lite 4.0 Update
- 2026 Comprehensive surveillance review— Background Paper on Financial Sector Coverage and Macro-financial Integration in Article IV Consultations
- 2026 Comprehensive Surveillance Review — Background Paper on Selected Operational Issues
- 2026 Comprehensive Surveillance Review—Overview Paper
- 2026 Comprehensive Surveillance Review— Background Paper on Stakeholder Surveys
- 2026 Comprehensive Surveillance Review—Background Paper on Traction of Article IV Policy Advice
- World Economic Outlook – All Issues
- Corporate Income Tax Regimes and Firm Investment
- Toward a New Economic Growth Model for China
- Estonia’s Energy Transition: Expanding Domestic Generation and Electricity Market Integration
- Fiscal Monitor
UNITED STATES
- Speech by Governor Barr on economic conditions and monetary policy
- Speech by Governor Cook on an update on AI and the economy
- Speech by Governor Waller on payments in the age of AI agents
- Agencies publish resolution plan feedback letters for 15 banking organizations
- Speech by Governor Cook on the dual mandate in rural America
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