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On Wednesday, the Conference of Presidents (EP President and leaders of political groups) agreed on the calendar for the hearings of the Commissioners-designate. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Press briefings ahead of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council and Justice and Home Affairs Council will take place on 4 October at 9.00. The briefings will be "off the record".

The representatives of member states’ governments appointed nine judges and an advocate-general to the Court of Justice of the European Union.

ESMA publishes latest edition of its newsletter 02 October 2024 ESMA newsletter The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published its latest edition of the Spotlight on Markets Newsletter. Your one-stop-shop in the world of EU financial markets focuses in August and September on our Chair’s contributions at various events on the effectiveness and attractiveness of capital markets in the context of the ESMA Position Paper launched last May. Her speeches emphasise the idea of further stimulating investment in the EU and helping connecting companies and investors to make the vast pool of European savings work for the EU economy. See the Eurofi speech | Eurofi magazine | AFME speech.  We have also published our Work Programme 2025. Next year, ESMA will support the construction of the European Savings and Investment Union and deliver across an ambitious number of mandates such as European Green Bonds, the ESG Rating Providers Regulations, the effective implementation of MiCA, the possible shortening of the settlement cycle, technical standards and guidelines under MiFIR/MiFID II and AIFMD/UCITS and many more.  ESMA also announced the next steps for the selection of Consolidated Tape Providers, published the translations of the Guidelines on funds’ names and released its second risk monitoring report of 2024.  Last, the European Supervisory Authorities warned national supervisors of the financial stability risks stemming from these uncertainties and called for continued vigilance from all financial market participants.  The newsletter features a full overview of all publications, together with information on hearings and webinars. For updates, follow us on X and LinkedIn. 02/10/2024 ESMA Newsletter Newsletter August & September 2024

European Commission Press release Brussels, 02 Oct 2024 Supporting effective implementation of EU Deforestation Regulation through guidance documents, stronger international cooperation and proposal for extra preparation time

European Commission Speech Brussels, 02 Oct 2024 [...] Today, the College has adopted the [Joint] Communication on ‘Building sustainable international partnerships as a Team Europe'. This Communication takes s...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 02 Oct 2024 Starting next spring, thousands of 18-year-olds will have the opportunity to explore Europe at no cost. The Commission has just opened the applications for the latest round of the DiscoverEU initiative.