EU Economy and Finance

🇵🇹 In collaboration with France 24, we travelled to Lisbon to see firsthand how #NextGenerationEU funding is helping improve access to affordable housing. 🎥 Watch to discover the stories on the ground 👇 EU Energy

⏳ Less than a year to go: on 11 October 2027, the EU switches to T+1 settlement. Is your organisation ready? 💡 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀? After shares or bonds are traded, the securities and the cash change hands a little later. This step is called “settlement”. From 11 October 2027, trades on EU trading venues will settle one business day after the trade (T+1), instead of two (T+2) today. 📈 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 A shorter settlement cycle will make EU capital markets more efficient and more competitive internationally. ✅ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 🔹 The European Commission's amended regulatory technical standards on settlement discipline are published in the EU Official Journal 👉 https://lnkd.in/eN-Abgez 🔹 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published revised guidelines on standardised procedures and messaging protocols 👉 https://lnkd.in/ek5i3xxS 📅 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 From that date, investment firms and their clients must exchange trade allocations and confirmations through electronic, standardised and machine-readable channels. These are the messages that confirm a trade’s details and assign it to the right accounts. 🔧 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘄 The focus now shifts to market participants to comply with the regulatory requirements, ready their systems and processes, and test their preparedness for the change, considering the recommendations of the EU T+1 Industry Committee. The Committee has prepared practical tools and guidelines market participants can reference internally while preparing for the transition to a T+1 securities settlement cycle. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eg5_JgPE T+1 is a shared effort. The regulatory framework is complete, now let’s make it happen. 🔗 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eTBRFfFq #DGFISMA

🇮🇹 How is Italy making it easier for its citizens to access affordable housing?       In cooperation with FRANCE 24, we set off to Mantua to discover the tangible impact of #NextGenerationEU investments in this field     🎥 Watch the stories on the ground   👇 EU Energy

🇷🇴How is Romania transforming its transport system through rail and renewable energy?       With FRANCE 24, we are heading to Bucharest to find out how #NextGenerationEU funding is accelerating the green transition of Romania’s transport sector. 🎥 Watch for more details👇 EU Energy

🎙️ The most powerful nice guy in EU finance? For this very special EU Finance Podcast we talk to John Berrigan, DG FISMA's former Director-General, on his first day of retirement. After six years as Director-General and 11 years at DG FISMA, John (or Sean, as Brussels calls him) looks back on a career that runs through much of the EU’s financial history: 💶 The creation of the euro 🏦 The Great Financial Crisis and the euro crisis  📈 The Banking Union, the Capital Markets Union and the Savings and Investments Union 🌱 Sustainable finance and digital finance Sean talks about the moments that made the work worthwhile, what outsiders sometimes get wrong about DG FISMA, and what retirement looks like after a career this all-consuming. Thank you, Sean, for everything. Enjoy the next chapter! 👏 ▶️ Watch on YouTube & Spotify: https://lnkd.in/edBxGAp5 🎧 Listen on your favourite platform: https://lnkd.in/eJb5ZWd5 🔔 And don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode! #DGFISMA

Behind Europe’s priorities is a budget that makes action possible. In 2025, the EU budget reinforced Europe’s competitiveness, research and innovation, security and defence, and continued support for Ukraine. It also supported people and businesses across the EU through investment in areas such as infrastructure, skills, education, and energy. Our 2025 Integrated Financial and Accountability Reporting (IFAR) package brings these efforts together, offering an overview of how the EU budget was implemented, the results it delivered and how EU funds are managed and protected. The publication is not just about figures and accounts. It explains how the EU budget supports Europe’s priorities, how public resources are safeguarded, and showcases our transparency and accountability efforts to maintain trust in the way EU funds are spent. The IFAR package also looks ahead. With Europe facing growing economic, geopolitical and investment challenges, the debate on the next long-term EU budget for 2028–2034 is particularly important. The experience of the current budget provides valuable insight into why the EU needs the right resources and the flexibility to respond to changing priorities. Curious about what the EU budget achieved in 2025 and what this means for Europe’s future? Read our IFAR overview for the key results: https://lnkd.in/emsHmDk5

#NextGenerationEU holds the EU's green and digital transition at its heart - but what does this mean for the automotive sector? Our new publication explores how the Recovery and Resilience Facility is supporting the automotive transition across Europe. Browse the carousel below to discover concrete examples of its tangible impact ⬇️ 🔗 Read the full publication here: https://lnkd.in/eb3zSFnN

📆 On Thursday 15 October, Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra will host an #ImplementationDialogue on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The session will provide an opportunity for stakeholders from across the EU to: 🟠 discuss the impact of CBAM on business decisions, value chain management and addressing carbon leakage. 🟠 exchange experience on the compliance and administrative management of CBAM. 🔗 More on the dialogue: https://lnkd.in/eHtAXKPw

🎗️ Less than two weeks left to have your say on fair access to financial services for cancer survivors. The European Commission is consulting on how to implement an effective Right to be Forgotten approach in EU Member States. Survival rates have risen markedly over the past 20 years. Yet people with a history of cancer can still face obstacles when seeking specific financial services, even years after their treatment has ended. The aim is to ensure that, after a defined period following the end of active treatment, a past cancer diagnosis can no longer be used to set the price or conditions of access to financial services. Cancer survivors, the medical community and the insurance and banking sectors are invited to contribute by 27 October. Know someone this concerns? Please share. 👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/eiQBjtwb #DGFISMA EU Health and Food Safety

💶 Another step towards financing Europe’s priorities: €10 billion in EU-Bonds issued in this month’s syndicated transaction! Through the ninth syndicated transaction of 2026, the EU will continue funding: 🌱 Green and digital transition programmes 🤝 Ongoing support for Ukraine 🛡️ Targeted investment boosting Europe’s defence and resilience capabilities The EU unified funding approach enables the European Union to leverage its strong credit profile to raise funds efficiently, supporting Member States and partner countries, while maintaining EU’s role as a regular, transparent and reliable issuer in capital markets. 🗞️ Read the press release and discover more on October’s syndicated transaction: https://lnkd.in/ehd-sTYY