Dear experts, Dear journalists, I recently learned that ESMA and EIOPA will soon publish their draft RTS for the PRIIPS KID. In this draft they seem to intend proposing two historical scenarios instead of future performance scenarios, as required by the legal text. In order to underline that this would run counter to the co-legislators’ […]
Eurogroup: Dispute instead of solidarity must not be Europe’s signal in the corona crisis
Yesterday, the euro finance ministers met for a video conference to take fiscal policy decisions to tackle the corona crisis. On the agenda were precautionary ESM credit lines for badly hit euro countries, additional liquidity support for companies by the European Investment Bank (EIB), a proposal from the EU Commission for a temporary European unemployment […]
Greens in the European Parliament present Corona-Bonds proposal as European answer to the crisis
Today, the Green MEPs of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in the European Parliament presented their proposal for a European fiscal response to the Corona crisis. The Greens are the only group in the European Parliament with a common position on this issue. They are calling for the issuance of common corona bonds with […]
Invitation to the “European Corona Conference” on Wednesday, 8.4. at 7:00 PM CEST
Recording: By loading the video, you accept YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unlock YouTuben Dear friends, within a few weeks, the corona pandemic has spread throughout Europe and the world – with serious consequences for people, their health and the economy. But corona is about much more than the disease itself. The […]
Joint German-Italian appeal: European solidarity now!
Sign our call here: www.weareinthistogether.eu Dear friends, We are witnessing a decisive moment for Europe. The solidarity of the European community is being tested. The Corona crisis was not the fault of any country alone. European solidarity is the order of the day. The pandemic affects us as Europeans together, and we must therefore tackle […]
Joint German-Italian appeal to the governments: European solidarity demands common bonds
Today a joint appeal was published by German and Italian personalities from politics, business, science, sports and culture. The appeal includes four demands to the EU institutions and the member states for overcoming the corona crisis (including joint bonds). Among the first signatories are Mario Monti and Enrico Letta (former Prime Ministers of Italy), Hans […]