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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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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

26/11/2024

Stability & Supervision

Addressing systemic risks and regulatory gaps in non-banking financial institutions – Finance Watch response to Commission Consultation

Policy brief

13/11/2024

Sustainable Finance

Policy brief – Empower investors to drive the climate transition

Towards more credible and transparent transition plans

Position paper

12/11/2024

Retail & Inclusion

A Revised Mortgage Credit Directive

A path towards affordability, fair access and debt relief in EU housing

Joint statement

04/11/2024

Public Finance

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...

Position paper

29/10/2024

Stability & Supervision

Can Securitisation Reboot the Capital Markets Union? The limits of recent policy proposals to ‘revive’ the market for asset-backed securities in Europe

Securitisation, which played a major role in the 2008-09 financial crisis, is being revisited as a potential tool to boost bank lending and deepen capital markets. Finance Watch’s latest position paper cautions...

Position paper

25/10/2024

Stability & Supervision

Introduction to Securitisation: Structures, regulation and market for asset-backed securities in the EU

As securitisation returns to the EU policy agenda, this position paper examines how it functions and its current role within the financial sector. This overview aims to provide a foundation for assessing...

Policy brief

17/10/2024

Sustainable Finance

“Safe transition planning for banks”: Recommendations for EU’s new ‘prudential’ transition plans

In this policy brief, Finance Watch makes concrete recommendations for the upcoming EBA requirements on “prudential” transition plans for EU banks in order to bring legal certainty and comparability and make transition...

Joint statement

25/09/2024

Public Finance

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...

Consultation response

25/09/2024

Digital Finance

Consultation response – The growth of AI in finance demands appropriate supervision and regulation

Open letter

24/09/2024

Sustainable Finance

Open letter – Insurers’ capital requirements should reflect transition risk

In a joint letter signed by 19 other organisations, Finance Watch urged the Board of Supervisors of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) to protect policyholders and taxpayers by reflecting...

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