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Tokenisation Yes, Monetary Fragmentation No: The ECB’s Emerging Doctrine For The EU’s Digital Finance Architecture And Wider Views On The MIP
The European Central Bank has articulated a comprehensive vision for the EU's digital finance architecture, positioning deeper financial integration as essential for Europe's economic future. This analysis examines the ECB's technical stance on the Market Integration and Supervision Package, which proposes to transfer significant supervisory powers to ESMA while addressing persistent gaps in cross-border capital allocation.
European Union Finance
PL
PwC Legal Germany
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EU 20th Sanctions Package Against Russia
The European Union has adopted its 20th sanctions package against Russia, marking the first-ever activation of the EU's anti-circumvention tool and introducing comprehensive measures across Russia's energy sector, military-industrial complex, and financial system. This unprecedented package includes 120 new asset-freeze and travel-ban listings, restrictions on LNG terminal services, shadow-fleet vessel designations, and enhanced legal protections for EU operators facing retaliatory proceedings.
European Union International
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Kinstellar
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EU Reaches Compromise On PSD3 And PSR: Tighter Harmonisation, Crypto Rules And Stronger Consumer Transparency
The Council of the EU has published final compromise texts for the Third Payment Services Directive (PSD3) and Payment Services Regulation (PSR), marking a significant shift toward harmonised payment services regulation across the Single Market. The package introduces stricter conduct rules, enhanced consumer protections, and explicit provisions for crypto-linked payment activities, while addressing fragmentation issues that emerged under PSD2.
European Union Finance
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Finance Malta