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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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24 PUBLICATIONS

Report

16/07/2025

Digital Finance

Protecting EU consumers in the age of AI-driven retail finance

Consumers on the street being tracked by AI technology

Consultation response

30/05/2023

Sustainable Finance

Consultation response: IAIS public consultation on climate risk supervisory guidance

Policy brief

17/05/2023

Sustainable Finance

Policy brief – Regulating ESG ratings to strengthen sustainable investors

In a policy brief published on May 17, Finance Watch proposes concrete policy measures to make ESG ratings reliable and meet the needs of ESG investors and other stakeholders, including regulators, while...

Consultation response

03/05/2023

Sustainable Finance

Consultation response – “The draft extended Taxonomy Delegated Acts are still missing important activities”

Position paper

28/04/2023

Digital Finance

What should the final distance marketing of consumer financial services rules look like?

As the DMFSD enters the crucial trilogue stage of the ordinary legislative process, Finance Watch highlights key policies co-legislators should adopt in the final legislative text. Robust and effective consumer protection rules...

Open letter

20/04/2023

Sustainable Finance

Joint letter in reaction to the postponement of the 2nd set of ESRS

In a joint letter sent on 4 April 2023, Finance Watch and partners urge the European Commission to pursue the development of the second set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (sector-specific standards)...

Open letter

17/04/2023

Stability & Supervision

Open letter calling on policy-makers for a Basel-compliant Europe

In an open letter signed by 36 organisations and 79 individuals, Finance Watch called on co-legislators to reconsider their deviations from the international banking rules and steer Europe back on course with...

Joint statement

17/04/2023

Public Finance

Joint Statement – Reaction to Germany’s pushback on debt rules

Finance Watch co-publishes today a joint statement reacting to the proposal from Germany, backed by other so-called “frugal” governments, for a common hard debt reduction rule. This contradicts the logic of the...

Consultation response

28/03/2023

Sustainable Finance

Consultation response – EIOPA Discussion Paper on Prudential Treatment of Sustainability Risks

Position paper

10/03/2023

Digital Finance

Views on Council General Approach to Distance Marketing of Financial Services

Finance Watch dives into the details of the Council of the European Union’s general approach to the Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services Directive (DMFSD), published on 2 March. While happy that...

Joint statement

08/03/2023

Sustainable Finance

Joint letter – Civil society will only support ambitious ESRS

In a joint letter signed by 16 other organisations, Finance Watch warns the Commission that civil society groups will only support an ambitious first set of sector-agnostic ESRS that closely builds on...

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