On 11 December 2025, the European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council endorsed recommendations from its High-Level Task Force on Simplification, aimed at streamlining EU banking regulation, supervision, and reporting while maintaining financial resilience. These proposals will now be submitted to the European Commission.
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The European Central Bank (ECB) reports that composite cost-of-borrowing indicators for both corporations and households showed little change in October 2025.
In her hearing before the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on 3 December 2025, Christine Lagarde addressed the importance of keeping financial stability at the forefront of policy discussions. She praised the Committee’s initiative report on safeguarding financial stability, noting its alignment with the ESRB’s priorities.
In a hearing before the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on 3 December 2025, ECB President Christine Lagarde discussed the euro area’s economic outlook, current monetary policy, and the instruments available to safeguard financial stability.
ECB executive board member Piero Cipollone highlights the need for a digital euro to strengthen Europe’s financial resilience and strategic autonomy.
The Advisory Scientific Committee (ASC) has published a report examining how artificial intelligence could create or amplify systemic risks in the financial system.
The European Environment Agency (EEA) reports that, despite improvements in air quality, just over 180,000 deaths in the EU in 2023 were attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) above World Health Organization (WHO) guideline levels. The assessment covers long-term exposure to PM2.5, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3), and shows a continuing downward […]
The ECB’s October 2025 Consumer Expectations Survey shows mostly stable trends in inflation, income, spending, economic growth, and housing expectations compared with September 2025, with a few modest changes.
The European Environment Agency (EEA) warns that air pollutant emissions from shipping and aviation are rising, posing increasing health risks, particularly for populations living near ports and airports. The EEA briefing calls for improved monitoring of air quality in and around these transportation hubs.
