#askalobbyist
Is lobbying a corporate affair? Lobbying and advocacy - is it all the same? What are the strenghts and weaknesses of NGOs, associations and businesses, and what can they learn from each other? (more…)
HLEG Sustainable Finance – waiting for the Commission’s Action Plan
Today, the EU High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) on Sustainable Finance published its final report. It's a key step but not the final one - the Commission's Action Plan on sustainable finance, due early March 2018, is where we will see which recommendations will be transformed into EU policy initiatives. The final HLEG report (PDF) published on 31 January 2018 widens the scope of sustainable finance beyond environment and climate change to social issues (although governance issues seem to be left out). (more…)
Call for action – someone left the window of opportunity on green finance open
Greening the Capital Markets Union This week's European Commission Capital Markets Union Mid-Term Review includes a new "priority action" dedicated to sustainable investment: The Commission will decide by Q1 2018 at the latest on the concrete follow-up that it will give to the recommendations of the High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance. (more…)
Let’s build a European Financial Consumer Authority in Paris
Two weeks left to respond to the European Commission's consultation on the revision of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) for the financial sector. Here is an overview of where the debate stands so far on key issues, based on several debates, conferences and discussions with current and former ESA staffers. (more…)
European Commission goes all-in on PRIIPs comprehension alert
This week, the Commission published its revised version of the PRIIPs Delegated Act which includes one of my babies, the comprehension alert. (more…)