Italy has a strong case to be awarded the European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), but it will have to do more than tackle financial crime to convince its European peers, writes Maria Nizzero. Maria Nizzero is a research fellow at the …
Unresolved banking scandals threaten to derail closer cooperation with Europe's microstates, writes Martin Kreutner.
The EU should include financial markets in the scope of its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) to help reorientate capital markets towards more sustainable investments while making European financial markets more consistent and reliable, argues Richard Gardiner.
Everybody talks about cleantech, including politicians who stress the need for more investment in green technologies. Yet, the reality is that we are at an all-time high when it comes to investments in gas, oil and even coal, writes Jorgo Chatzimarkakis.
The financial system must be regulated on terms set by citizens, not the financial lobby, argues Benoît Lallemand.
Following the downfall of multiple US banks, Credit Suisse, as well as uncertainty about Deutsche Bank, the EU should close its gaps in its banking regulation, argues Rasmus Andresen.
The history of Credit Suisse, a banking giant that collapsed last week and was bought by rival UBS, offers a glimpse into how economic and political power works in Switzerland but also signals that the future of this model may be in doubt.
The EU and her taxpayers should insist that international standards be implemented, and scandals resolved by embedded microstates prior to the Union becoming general guarantor on various fields, writes Martin Kreutner.
The European Tech Champions Initiative launched on Monday (13 February) will not only help to fund the scale-up of European technology companies, it should also help develop the European venture capital market, argue Gelsomina Vigliotti and Marjut Falkstedt.
EU legislators are currently discussing the introduction of mandatory climate transition plans for banks. The European Commission, Council, and Parliament will soon start trialogue negotiations, and while all three seem to agree on the idea itself, differences remain in how these plans are defined, explains Anuschka Hilke.
After the Wirecard accounting scandal, the EU Commission promised to reform the rules for auditors - but now it must finally present them, as the problems are clear and there are plenty of proposed solutions, writes Sebastian Mack.
The review of prudential regulation for the European insurance sector, Solvency 2, has exposed deep divisions in the European Parliament, writes Caroline Metz.
A robust transition finance framework can reduce businesses’ operational risks and provide reassurance to markets, write Jurei Yada and Pietro Cesaro.
The liberalisation and re-regulation of banking should be the explicit objective of the digital euro, write Martijn van der Linden and Bram Meulenbeld.
During UN climate change conferences, developing countries look with scepticism at promises of funding from rich nations. To stimulate private finance, incentives are needed for investors to cross the border, writes Marilyn Waite.
Faced with record inflation driven by high energy prices, the European Central Bank (ECB) has raised its interest rates to 1.25%, and further hikes are expected in the coming months. Yet, this risks derailing investments in renewable energies and building renovation that are needed to tackle the crisis at its root, writes Rens van Tilburg.
The reform of the EU's fiscal rules should consider the need for investments and spending to achieve a just green transition that is currently being hampered by the austere fiscal rules, argues Isabelle Brachet.
Like other political parties, Volt has had many discussions over the environmental merits of nuclear power. But while the questions have remained the same for the last 30 years, the answers have changed significantly, writes Kathrine Richter.
Regulators should be mindful of the limitations of the European Central Bank's (ECB) climate stress test, and beware of a too-big-to-fail scenario once climate risks start materialising, argues Julia Symon.
European companies have paid heavily for the US self-assigned right to adjudicate on a global scale on the activities of non-US businesses and individuals. The disturbing case of Banca Privada d’Andorra offers yet another striking example, writes Dick Roche.
Efforts to label natural gas and nuclear power activities as green will only benefit a limited number of industries in a restricted number of countries and will hinder Europe's energy transition, writes Teresa Ribera.
The European Parliament must stop the proposal to include gas and nuclear power in the EU's sustainable finance taxonomy, especially after the war in Ukraine and the need to phase out Russian gas, writes a group of MEPs.
The European Central Bank (ECB) risks the fragmentation and collapse of the eurozone if it tightens its monetary policy by selling government bonds. That is why it should look towards restricting the money supply by increasing the capital requirements for banks, write Leonardo Becchetti and Guido Cozzi.
Following the Fukushima disaster in 2011, Germany sped up plans to shut down all its nuclear plants. Given the current energy crisis, such decisions should be revisited,writes Timur Tllyaev.
