EBF FINANCIAL REGULATION AGENDA 
for the week starting Monday 24 February 2020

Key events in European banking and financial regulation for the upcoming week. Brought to you by the Mediacentre at the European Banking Federation.

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CMU: Markets for Europe Regional Conferences in Luxembourg and Berlin

Next Tuesday, at the second Markets for Europe Regional Conference in Luxembourg, representatives of the private and public sector will gather to discuss and exchange views on how to unlock the potential of EU economic growth thanks to capital markets. EBF CEO Wim Mijs will give an introductory speech. The event will be chaired by Viviane Reding, former EU Commissioner and member of Markets for Europe leadership. The conference will be held in English. On Thursday, the third Markets for Europe Regional Conference in Berlin will bring together high-level representatives from politics and the economy to discuss why we need a capital markets union and what the next steps towards building a deeper CMU must be. Vice-Chancellor and Minister of Finance, Olaf Scholz, will give the keynote. The conference is chaired by Peer Steinbrück, former Minister of Finance and member of the Markets for Europe leadership. The conference will be held in English & German Luxembourg Berlin

The financial agenda for the next week

Tuesday 25 February:

Wednesday 26 February:

Thursday 27 February:

• Start of two-day: Council of the EU: Competitiveness Council

• Markets for Europe Berlin Regional Conference. Capital Markets Union: More Growth for Germany and Europe, Berlin

• EBA Banking Stakeholder Group meeting. EBF Chief Policy Officer Sébastien de Brouwer attending

• ECB publication of Monetary developments in the euro area, Frankfurt

• ECB publication of National balance sheet of euro area monetary financial institutions, excluding the Eurosystem, Frankfurt

• EBF Cloud Expert Group meeting

For more events check the EBF planning calendar HERE
 

*All events take place in Brussels unless stated otherwise

Financial & Digital Literacy in the 2020s 
European Money Week Workshop
Tuesday 24 March, 9:00am to 13:30am, EBF Meeting Centre 

To mark the 2020 European Money Week in Brussels the European Banking Federation invites you to join us for a half-day financial education workshop on Tuesday 24 March. Boosting financial literacy has become essential for the well-being of citizens from all ages and social groups, especially in an interconnected society where financial services are delivered digitally. Under the title ‘Financial and Digital Literacy in the 2020s’ we will bring together specialists, innovators as well as representatives of different parts of the economy. The sixth European Money Week begins on Monday 23 March and will see financial education events organized across Europe by national banking associations and the European Banking Federation, as well as national finals of the European Money Quiz across Europe. Read more

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