Views: 55Digital technologies and expanding financial markets have generated during last couple of years viable discussions around the world about new types of digital currencies, DC. The debates encompass complex issues of new types of assets, new financial service providers and various forms of regulation. Several interconnected issues have appeared to affect the DC’s development […]
Category: Legislation
EU directives’ complete and timely transposition: Commission’s actions
Views: 60European Commission adopted a package of infringement decisions due to the absence of communication by the EU states’ measures to transpose EU directives into national law. Almost all EU member states have not yet notified full transposition measures concerning two EU directives: a) in the field of climate mitigation (through the emission-trading system, ETS), […]
European political guidance in development: next five years
Views: 55After the present European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected for a second term in the office this July, she revealed the next EU-wide political guidelines for 2024-2029 and defined a set of collective objectives for the years to come with clear targets and priority areas. Facing the greatest challenges, the guidelines […]
Abuse of dominant position: the European approaches to increase competition
Views: 82The European Commission has launched a public consultation among all interested parties to discuss the draft guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominant position; the previous guidelines adopted about two decades ago seemed quite outdated. Commission is planning to finalize the redrafted guidelines on “exclusionary abuses” on the basis of acquired comments by the end […]
CMU and financial market’s perspectives: infringement procedures
Views: 61The European Commission is planning to hold an EU-wide discussion on capital markets union issues, which will take place against the background of the capital markets union’s objectives, as well as the urgent regional problems in competitiveness and preservation of financial stability. The discussions will bring together market participants across the entire spectrum: e.g. […]
European capital markets union: investment perspectives
Views: 61Capital markets union (CMU) is becoming an EU-wide sub-union’s entity dealing with the financial market issues, as well as a most vital part of the European integration processes. The CMU is a complex structure which includes, e.g. banks, securities, insurance and pensions, as well as financial and non-financial corporations. Peoples’ savings grow in importance; […]
European AI regulation: world’s first law in digital transition
Views: 76The world’s first comprehensive regulation on artificial intelligence will enter into force in Europe by August 2026; some parts of it will be in the law already from February and August 2025. The AI Act is designed to ensure that AI models are developed and used in a trustworthy manner, with safeguards to protect […]
Basel III and the EU banking sector: strengthening financial stability and resilience
Views: 53The EU-27 member states will apply the Basel III standards from January 2025; in mid-2024, the EU institutions completed implementation phase of these standards into the member states’ legislation. The new rules represent a vital step in strengthening stability and resilience of the EU-wide banking sector. Besides, the Basel standards are aimed at facilitating […]
Rule of law in the European Union: new annual report
Views: 91The rule of law is crucial for both citizens and business in the EU: it is a precondition for the respect of other values and it guarantees that fundamental rights are upheld in line with a set of core democratic values; it ensures the application of EU law and supports an investment-friendly business environment. […]
EU finances: the role of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
Views: 58The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, EIOPA plays a vital role in the EU-wide financial stability, e.g. in avoiding risks, in formulating digital strategy and transformation, as well as in using blockchain framework, crypto currencies and in approaching supervisory technologies.