Commission takes steps in facilitating EU capital markets integration

The European Commission has launched a targeted consultation to gather feedback on obstacles to capital markets integration across the EU. This effort is a key part of rolling out the Savings and Investments Union (SIU) strategy, adopted in March. 

The SIU strategy aims to boost the EU economy's competitiveness by improving the way the EU financial system mobilizes savings towards productive investments, offering more and better financial opportunities for both citizens and businesses. 

This consultation is a crucial step in gathering information for the implementation of the SIU. The insights collected will help shape measures to be presented in a comprehensive package in the fourth quarter of 2025. 

The Commission calls on stakeholders to provide their views, facts, and evidence on barriers to cross-border trading and post-trading, scaling up investment funds, and harmonizing supervisory practices, as well as on simplification. 

Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque (pictured) said: "The SIU is about creating a financing ecosystem that will allow Europe to reach its full economic potential.  Removing existing barriers is essential to reap the benefits of an integrated European market with scale, depth, liquidity and synergies. By making it easier for financial market participants to grow across the EU, we can boost efficiency and lower costs - benefiting both businesses and citizens. And we also need to look at divergences in supervisory practices, which can act as a barrier to capital-market integration and create duplicative costs. We need stronger and more harmonized supervision to ensure the strength, stability and integrity of EU capital markets.” 

The Commission invites all stakeholders, including civil society, consumers, social partners, businesses, and member states authorities to share their views by 10 June 2025.

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