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This policy portal provides a public interest perspective on the issues at stake and ongoing legislative debates in the field of financial regulation.

As major rules for financial institutions are set at the EU rather than national level, EU legislators play the key role. Adequate rules are of crucial importance, as the size, complexity and influence of the financial system have reached unprecedented levels. Challenges like digitalisation or accelerating climate change need to be addressed too. There is a long way to go to make finance truly serve the economy and society.

 

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5 PUBLICATIONS

Joint statement

EU sustainability disclosures are no threat to competitiveness – Joint letter

Finance Watch alongside 90+ organisations urges EU leaders to refrain from gutting EU’s hard-won sustainability framework, an essential brick that is no less than a pre-condition to wiring EU finance to a...
Joint statement

Joint Statement – Public Money, Public Benefits: Clear social and environmental standards must determine businesses’ access to public finance in the EU

Public finance plays a critical role in shifting Europe’s economy towards quality jobs, decarbonisation, and circularity. To achieve this, public support for businesses must be dependent on a harmonised set of social...
Joint statement

Joint letter – Europe needs a Next Generation 2.0 fund to secure its just transition

The imminent end of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) will leave a critical gap in EU funding for essential climate, social, and biodiversity investments. Finance Watch, as part of the FiscalMatters...
Joint statement

Joint Statement – Why carbon offsetting undermines climate targets

Finance Watch joined forces with more than 80 civil society organizations to warn that a reliance on carbon credits will likely “slow down global emission reductions.” and call on global companies and...
Joint statement

Joint statement – Fiscal Follies: How new EU rules miss the mark on climate and prosperity

In the joint statement below, co-signed by 8 organisations, Finance Watch warns that fiscal adjustment requirements under the new EU spending rules are incompatible with solving Europe’s challenges and calls on EU...