EU policy

The European Commission (Commission) has published its Competitiveness Compass (Compass). The Compass is a policy document that describes the overall Commission policy on increasing the EU’s competitiveness over the coming five-year term. The Compass comes as a response to the reports published by Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi, which both warned

Introduction

Following a process that took nearly six months and started with the June 2024 European Parliament elections, the new European Commission (Commission) started its five-year term on 1 December 2024. The EU institutions have spent the previous month selecting, vetting, hearing, and voting on the new College of Commissioners, which consists of

On Tuesday 17 September, Commission Present-elect Ursula von der Leyen published her long-awaited list of European Commissioner-designates and the allocation of their portfolios. The presentation of the Commissioner-designates and their responsibilities is a key step in the transition to the 2024-2029 legislative term. The process for selecting candidate Commissioners has been complex so far, as

The European Parliament elections took place between 6 and 9 June 2024. While the results are still coming in, the provisional data indicates that even though the traditional parties have retained their majority in the hemicycle, the more radical groupings on the right have gained more ground. This is in line with opinion polling carried

On 15 May 2024, the Eurogroup issued a statement on the follow-up to the Eurogroup agreement on the future of the Capital Markets Union (CMU).

In March 2024, the Eurogroup agreed on a statement of the future of the CMU and today’s statement marks the first step towards its delivery.  The endorsement by

On 16 November 2023, the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional political agreement on the review of the Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT). We discussed the scope of the review in our earlier blog. In accordance with an official statement, the co-legislators

On 16 November 2023, the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional political agreement on the review of the Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT). We discussed the scope of the review in our earlier blog. In accordance with an official statement, the co-legislators

On 16 November 2023, the European Commission published a consultation on a draft delegated act under Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (DORA). The draft delegated act concerns the amount of the oversight fees to be charged to critical ICT third-party service providers (CTPPs) and the

On 16 November 2023, the European Commission published a consultation on a draft delegated act under Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (DORA). The draft delegated act concerns the amount of the oversight fees to be charged to critical ICT third-party service providers (CTPPs) and the