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This policy portal provides a public interest perspective on the issues at stake and ongoing legislative debates in the field of financial regulation.

As major rules for financial institutions are set at the EU rather than national level, EU legislators play the key role. Adequate rules are of crucial importance, as the size, complexity and influence of the financial system have reached unprecedented levels. Challenges like digitalisation or accelerating climate change need to be addressed too. There is a long way to go to make finance truly serve the economy and society.

 

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23 PUBLICATIONS

Joint statement

Joint Letter – Priorities on banking regulation, simplification and the assessment of the competitiveness of the EU banking sector

The European Commission is preparing a review of the EU banking rulebook. As calls grow to simplify financial regulation, a coalition of banks, civil society organisations and financial regulation experts warns that...
Cover image for a Finance Watch joint letter: a businessman in a suit with an orange umbrella, large white text about banking regulation priorities.
Joint statement

Digital consumer protection: civil society recommendations for fairer online practices

Civil society is calling for an ambitious Digital Fairness Act to deliver meaningful consumer protection for people of all ages in the digital environment.
Elderly couple on the sofa looking at a laptop screen
Joint statement

Joint letter – Public money, public value: EU funding for companies must come with social conditions

The EU’s proposed long-term budget includes major investment priorities that aim to support competitiveness, innovation and industrial transformation. Often this comes without clear guarantees for workers, communities or society at large. A...
Joint statement

Consumers need an ambitious Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation to gain trust in the Savings and Investment Union – Open Letter

In a joint letter signed by leading civil society organisations, Finance Watch calls on the European Commission to strengthen the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and restore public trust in sustainable investing.
Joint statement

There is no room for fossil fuel developers in any sustainable finance categories – Open Letter

In a joint letter signed by 92 organisations and 32 academics and experts, Finance Watch calls on the European Commission to respond to the expectations of EU citizens, retail investors, civil society,...
Joint statement

Consumers need fairer and safer investments: joint civil society recommendations on the Retail Investment Strategy trilogues

Civil society is calling for crucial improvements to the Retail Investment Strategy (RIS) to ensure that EU investors receive fair treatment, better protection and greater trust in financial markets.
Joint statement

Joint call for clearer ESG categorisation rules for individual investors – Joint Letter

Finance Watch, Better Finance, and the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) call on the European Commission to remove any confusing categories (ESG Collection), and to make engagement a binding element, at least for...
Joint statement

Finance Watch supports the call to protect consumers’ right to choose digital or print communications

As retail financial services become increasingly digitised, Finance Watch remains committed to protecting the vulnerable from financial exclusion.
Joint statement

EU sustainability disclosures are no threat to competitiveness – Joint letter

Finance Watch alongside 90+ organisations urges EU leaders to refrain from gutting EU’s hard-won sustainability framework, an essential brick that is no less than a pre-condition to wiring EU finance to a...
Joint statement

Joint Statement – Public Money, Public Benefits: Clear social and environmental standards must determine businesses’ access to public finance in the EU

Public finance plays a critical role in shifting Europe’s economy towards quality jobs, decarbonisation, and circularity. To achieve this, public support for businesses must be dependent on a harmonised set of social...
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