The European Central Bank is pressing ahead with plans for a digital euro to preserve access to central bank money in an increasingly digital economy and to reduce Europe’s reliance on non-European payment providers, according to ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone in an interview with the Cyprus News Agency.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will introduce a new organisational structure from 1 March that will strengthen its ability to implement its expanding mandate and respond to future opportunities.
Geopolitical risk has become a central concern for European banking supervisors amid rising global uncertainty, according to Sharon Donnery, a member of the ECB’s Supervisory Board, in an interview with the Business Post. Donnery said recent years have seen a sharp increase in geopolitical tensions, which can affect banks through economic shocks such as trade […]
ECB President Christine Lagarde expressed her respect for François Villeroy de Galhau’s decision to step down as Governor of the Banque de France after 11 years in office, praising his long-standing service to France and to Europe.
Speaking at the European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg, ECB President Christine Lagarde reaffirmed the importance of central bank independence while stressing the ECB’s accountability to democratic institutions. She warned that growing geopolitical tensions and global policy uncertainty are reshaping Europe’s economic environment, making stability and resilience more crucial than ever.
In an interview with Milano Finanza, Claudia Buch says European banks are currently in a strong position, with solid profitability, high capitalisation and historically low levels of non-performing loans. However, she repeatedly stresses that uncertainty is rising, particularly due to geopolitical and macro-financial risks, and that current favourable conditions should not be extrapolated into the […]
In an interview with El País, Piero Cipollone argues that the digital euro is primarily a response to structural changes in payments, not a reactionary geopolitical weapon. While acknowledging rising global tensions and the “weaponisation” of economic tools, he stresses that the ECB’s core mandate is to ensure smooth, resilient and accessible payment systems for […]
On 22 January 2026, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, and the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) agreed to strengthen cooperation to support EU Member States in managing migration- and asylum-related procedures at the EU’s external borders.
A briefing by the European Environment Agency (EEA) highlights that climate-proofing Europe’s agriculture, energy, and transport sectors could prevent billions of euros in losses from increasingly frequent extreme weather events, while enhancing the continent’s competitiveness. Europe, as the fastest-warming continent, already suffers annual costs of €40–50 billion from floods, droughts, heatwaves, and wildfires, with cumulative […]
In a Politico interview, Luis de Guindos emphasized the critical importance of central bank independence, noting that it ensures effective inflation control and credible interest rate policies. He praised Fed Chair Jerome Powell and underlined that an independent Federal Reserve is crucial for global markets, as investor confidence in central banks directly affects interest rates […]
