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On 23 March, the European Economic and Social Committee adopted two opinions on the Commission's latest proposals to further develop the EU's Capital Markets Union. Regarding the Listing Act, the Committee recommends that the full listing documentation be published in the national languages to empower local retail investors and helpthe development of a national retail investment base.
The EESC underlines that increased equity funding for European companies is key and therefore strongly welcomes the Listing Act proposed by the Commission;
believes that bringing family-owned companies to capital markets would open up untapped potential to attract capital for growth, and a multiple-voting rights regime helps families to retain control, making listing more attractive to them;
estimates that the publication of a full-scale document, and not only the summary, in national languages would empower local retail investors. Using "English-only" issuance documents would hinder the development of a national retail investment base.
The EESC expected a clearer stance on reducing exposure to UK central counterparties (CCPs) and more specific rules and incentives after Brexit;
asks the Commission to explain the specific definition of the term "urgently", and for the co-legislators to establish which exemptions are considered "urgent" decisions;
proposes that civil society be involved in the monitoring mechanism established under Article 23c, and that the EESC takes part in the Joint Monitoring Mechanism as an observer.
Le Comité économique et social européen est favorable à une réglementation accrue des crypto-actifs, assortie de règles solides et cohérentes visant à mieux protéger les investisseurs dans l’ensemble de l’UE, conformément aux mesures actuellement appliquées aux services financiers classiques.
Le Comité économique et social européen (CESE) a adopté, lors de sa session plénière de mars, un avis par lequel il approuve la proposition de la Commission européenne de mettre en œuvre au sein de l’Union européenne les aspects encore en suspens des normes internationales de l’accord de Bâle III. Il s’agit de renforcer la résilience du secteur bancaire tout en veillant à ce qu’il continue de financer les activités économiques et leur croissance. Le CESE invite toutefois la Commission à trouver le bon équilibre entre une mise en œuvre scrupuleuse des normes de Bâle III et la nécessité de tenir compte des spécificités tant de l’économie de l’Union que de ses banques.
Just before the summer break, Commissioner Mairead McGuinness joined an extraordinary meeting of the Diversity Europe Group of the EESC to debate the role of finance and banking in Europe's recovery.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) welcomes the Commission's new Action Plan on non-performing loans, but believes that it lacks new proposals fit for COVID-19 times, leaving Europe to face an extraordinary time with rules written for ordinary times.
À l’issue du Semestre européen 2019 et des consultations de la société civile qu’il a organisées dans les États membres, le CESE tire des enseignements pour l’avenir