The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Council of Ministers of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, co-chaired the high-level event ‘The Mattei Plan for Africa and Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent’ in Rome. The event was attended by African Authorities from Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, […]
The European Commission proposes measures to speed up defence investments and production to make the EU more responsive to today’s security challenges, as outlined in the Commission’s White Paper for European Defence-Readiness 2030.
The European Commission has today adopted a package of measures to make the EU securitisation framework simpler and more fit for purpose. The proposed measures seek to facilitate securitisation activity in the EU while continuing to safeguard financial stability. A stronger and simpler securitisation framework can help channel more investments into the real economy – supporting economic growth, innovation and […]
President Lagarde said the ECB was in a good place now. Investors and ECB watchers took that to mean a pause in rate cuts is appropriate. Was that the correct interpretation? The projections provide the key to understanding our policy decision. It’s almost a cliché now but the level of uncertainty is huge. So much […]
Carbon emissions continued to decline across most asset classes New indicator used to assess nature-related dependencies and impacts Tilting framework responsible for around one-quarter of emission reductions in Eurosystem’s monetary policy corporate bond holdings since 2021 Quantitative interim emission reduction targets set for corporate bond holdings in APP and PEPP
European Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, together with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo, met in Brussels on Wednesday 11 June.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has updated its report on Key Areas of Regulatory Challenge with new topics in line with the European Union’s Competitiveness Compass and the Clean Industrial Deal. Specific scientific research is needed to better protect people and the environment from hazardous chemicals and to develop balanced and effective regulatory measures.
Speech by Claudia Buch, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, Goldman Sachs European Financials Conference 2025.
ECB wage tracker updated with wage agreements signed up to mid-May 2025 Forward-looking information confirms negotiated wage growth set to ease over course of year, consistent with data published following April 2025 Governing Council meeting
Euro’s share across various indicators of international currency use largely unchanged at around 19% Emerging challenges include initiatives promoting global use of cryptocurrencies Upholding rule of law essential for maintaining, and potentially increasing, global trust in the euro
