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EU Intends to Streamline Foreign Investments

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EU Intends to Streamline Foreign Investments

*A Simplified EU Investing Journey: The Commission Puts Forward a Capital Markets Union Action Plan*

Hey there! got some juicy tidbits from the EU Commission's upcoming action plan for a Capital Markets Union (CMU). This ambitious initiative aims to streamline the process of investing in the European Union, and here are some clothesline highlights!

First off, brace yourself for a consultation process, launched on April 15, 2025, that invites feedback on the barriers blocking capital market integration in the EU. The goal here is to insect-o-needle out any legal, regulatory, technological, or operational roadblocks and carve a path for thriving financial opportunities, amping up economic competitiveness.

One area of interest is CSRD and CSDDD directives, where the Commission plans to propose simplification measures. These moves aim to reduce the burden of reporting and due diligence requirements for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Evolution is on the table for capital markets supervision, where the Commission proposes a potential shift toward a model with ESMA directly supervising major entities. Meanwhile, national authorities would oversee other players. That's not all! Q4 2025 also marks the drafting of legislative proposals for market operators with significant cross-border activities.

Wirecard's disgraceful scandal taught us a thing or two about the importance of robust financial oversight and comprehensive regulatory frameworks. Although it's not explicitly written in the current plans, the tone is there to strengthen supervision and improve regulatory oversight.

The future beckons with legislative proposals, scheduled for adoption by Q3 2025. The objectives include creating a European blueprint for savings and investment that targets market operators and asset management groups.

Now, here's where the catch comes in: the draft action plan doesn't dig into specifics about simplifying the taxation of capital gains or detailed harmonization of insolvency law across member states. But the big picture involves reducing regulatory barriers, evolving supervision models, and building a cohesive capital market framework. Stay tuned, folks! This ride's just gettin' started.

[1] European Commission - Targeted consultation on barriers to capital markets integration in the EU[2] European Commission - Managing financial risks in a changing economy: Capital markets union and savings and investment union[3] European Parliament - Common rules on insolvency proceedings[4] European Commission - Proposal for a Regulation on Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)[4] European Commission - Proposal for a Regulation on the digital transformation of Companies (CSDDD)

Other areas of interest in the European Commission's Capital Markets Union Action Plan include investing in businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), through simplification measures for CSRD and CSDDD directives. The plan also proposes evolving models for capital markets supervision, with ESMA potentially supervising major entities and national authorities overseeing others.

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