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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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3 PUBLICATIONS

Report

Representation of the public interest in banking

Most of us have little or no say in what banks can and cannot, should and should not be doing, yet in Europe in 2016 we are all deeply affected by the...
Factsheet

Cheat sheet: What is the “Better Regulation Package”?

In May 2015 the Commission introduced the Better Regulation Package […] to cut unnecessary red tape. The costs of regulation are easier to calculate than its benefits and industry lobbyists use this...
Factsheet

Cheat sheet: What is TTIP?

Content: Background; Actions of Finance Watch; Key risks; and our Publications on this dossier.

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