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EU capital markets union

  • Tuesday, 13 May, 2025
    The Big Read
    Can Europe finally fix its capital markets?

    Stung by its lack of competitiveness, the EU is making a new push to create a deep financial market. Some investors believe this time could be different

    FT montage of Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, and Mario Draghi, the former European central banker and Italian premier set over the ECB building and euro coins
  • Friday, 28 March, 2025
    Lex
    It’s finally time for joined-up European markets Premium content

    In principle, the arguments for deeper and less fragmented capital markets are obvious

    Christian Sewing
  • Wednesday, 19 March, 2025
    EU revives capital markets union plan to unlock trillions in savings

    Financial services commissioner says Europeans need better incentives to invest rather than save

    Maria Luís Albuquerque speaks at a podium
  • Sunday, 16 March, 2025
    Deutsche Borse AG
    Europe needs ‘big bang’ to boost investment, says Deutsche Börse chief

    Stephan Leithner says EU should take advantage of investors switching into region’s markets away from US

    The trading floor at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
  • Thursday, 20 February, 2025
    Markets InsightLorenzo Bini Smaghi
    An action plan for the ECB

    How the central bank can spur capital markets unification in the EU

    Birds fly in front of the European Central Bank building in Frankfurt
  • Friday, 8 November, 2024
    Euronext NV
    Euronext plans US-style prospectus to boost corporate fundraisings

    European exchanges operator aims to harmonise listing information across seven countries

    Euronext chief executive Stéphane Boujnah
  • Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Strikes threaten Boeing’s bottom line

    Three weeks into industrial action at Boeing, disruption shows no sign of ending

  • Monday, 7 October, 2024
    Spain proposes mini-coalitions to break EU capital markets stalemate

    Madrid wants three or more countries to be able to forge ahead when others are opposed

    The EU flag is flanked by two Spanish national flags outside the Bank of Spain in Madrid.
  • Thursday, 18 July, 2024
    ExplainerEuropean Commission
    Five challenges facing EU chief Ursula von der Leyen in her second term

    Commission president faces uphill battle to deliver on issues such as integrating markets and defence

    Ursula von der Leyen raises her firsts in celebration as European parliament members applaud in the background
  • Sunday, 7 July, 2024
    Huw van Steenis
    Europe needs a bolder plan for capital markets

    From the green transition to the digital transformation, the requirement is enormous

    Silhouette  of an oil derrick against a sunset
  • Thursday, 2 May, 2024
    Europe Express
    A message from the IMF on how to fix the EU’s ‘limping’ single market Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: former executive of a scandal-embroiled Polish oil group is running for a seat in EU parliament

    IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva
  • Tuesday, 30 April, 2024
    French capital markets union plan gets backing from European funds body

    Efama president says small group of states could forge ahead and warns delay hands ‘ever-increasing advantages’ to US

    Sandro Pierri
  • Friday, 19 April, 2024
    Europe Express
    How EU leaders fudged a compromise on integration of capital markets Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: Italy’s Meloni allows anti-abortion campaigners to enter clinics

    Simon Harris, Ireland’s prime minister, speaks to members of the media
  • Thursday, 18 April, 2024
    Majority of EU states object to capital markets reform push

    France led calls to revive financial integration project to help fund Europe’s rearmament and green transition

    European Union flags wave in the wind as pedestrians walk by EU headquarters in Brussels
  • Tuesday, 16 April, 2024
    EU leaders set to revive capital markets union plan in search for defence funding

    Rearmament and green transition prompt rethink of long-stalled integration of Europe’s financial markets

    A Foxhound protected patrol vehicle on exercises
  • Wednesday, 13 March, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Time to stop dithering over the EU’s capital markets union

    Technical solutions are known, but political leadership is needed

    A person walks past the European Commission building in Brussels
  • Monday, 11 March, 2024
    Europe Express
    The EU liberals’ ‘unapologetically pro-European’ election manifesto Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: yet another to-do list to boost the EU’s faltering capital markets union

    French Member of the European Parliament and head of list for the Renew (Renaissance) group Valerie Hayer (C) stands next to France’s Prime Minister Gabriel Attal (2R) and President of the National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet (L) on stage at the end of the launch of the Renew Europe Party’s political campaign for the upcoming European Parliament elections,
  • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
    EU economy
    Bruno Le Maire and Christian Lindner: We must close the EU capital markets gap

    Other powers are consistently outpacing the bloc — we need a new approach

    Germany’s finance minister Christian Lindner, left, and France’s finance minister Bruno Le Maire
  • Friday, 21 July, 2023
    Private credit
    EU tightens rules on leverage for private credit funds

    Restrictions come amid worries about financial stability risks posed by fast-growing $1.5tn industry

    Blackstone headquarters in New York
  • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
    Markets InsightKarel Lannoo
    Mutual funds hold key to a genuine capital union in Europe

    Radical reform of current EU markets will give investors more choice for their money, at lower cost

    Porsche chief executive Oliver Blume
  • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
    Capital markets
    The crisis in European equities

    In this series, the FT explores why some of Europe’s most promising companies are fleeing to America’s capital market

  • Tuesday, 18 October, 2022
    FT Collections
    Greensill Capital

    The unravelling of the finance company backed by SoftBank and advised by former UK prime minister David Cameron

  • Friday, 19 November, 2021
    Europe Express
    Brussels seeks to revive capital markets union plans Premium content

    Draft proposals seek to improve availability of data about EU companies and trading

    frankfurt skyline
  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    Europe Express
    Brussels faces long haul boosting capital markets despite Brexit fillip Premium content

    Divisions between member states complicate path towards long-promised Capital Markets Union

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    Eurozone reform
    EU faces barriers to boosting single currency’s global status

    Bloc yet to settle investor doubts about structure of eurozone despite weight provided by recovery fund

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