A ROUND TABLE ORGANISATION OF CHAIRMEN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF EUROPE'S LEADING BANKS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES
The purpose of the EFR is to contribute to the European public policy debate on issues relating to financial services and to the financial stability with a view to completing the single market in financial services.
MEMBERS OF EFR
"Open and competitive European financial markets are important to support the real economy and to serve the consumers. They are a necessity for European economic sovereignty".
Jean Lemierre, Chairman
LATEST FROM EFR
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EFR Paper Ensuring competitiveness of the European financial sector
16 May 2022
Achievement of open strategic autonomy in the area of financial markets requires ensuring that the attractiveness of EU financial markets and the competitiveness of EU financial market participants remains a cornerstone of the EU’s financial strategy. Attractiveness and competitiveness considerations need to be integrated into every aspect of the legislative work.
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EFR Position Paper Considerations for the design of a Digital Euro
04 April 2022
It is essential that commercial banks are involved on a continuous basis in the development of the digital euro. It is important that the issuance of a digital euro, is carefully analysed following a cautious approach. The EFR position paper gives several recommendations that need to be taken into account.
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EFR Report "The European Recovery in 2022"
01 April 2022
The annual EFR Report 2022 substantiates issues that are important for the European financial sector to play its role in the European Recovery and gives concrete recommendations concerning ensuring competitiveness, financing the sustainable transition and investing in Europe.
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EFR Paper paper on Open Finance in the context of EU Data Economy
23 November 2021
Three key principles need to be at the core of any future regulatory framework: (1) Accessing and sharing of raw data requires the consent of customers. (2) Incentives to innovate must be preserved by a horizontal and cross-sectoral framework (3) Trust in the integrity of the accessed or shared data and in its further uses needs to be preserved.
