17/09/2019 Lawmaking Open letter Our letter to the EBA on top official’s alleged move to lobbying organisation Update 28/10/19 -> You can now sign a petition organised by the Change Finance coalition
16/09/2019 Sustainable finance Civil society briefing Game-changer: Financing the European Green Deal A civil society briefing on financing a fair ecological transition
26/07/2019 Pensions and insurance Consultation response Response to EIOPA consultation on sustainability within Solvency II On 26 July 2019 Finance Watch submitted its response to a consultation held by EIOPA on sustainability within Solvency II.
23/07/2019 FinTech Discussion paper Libra: Heads I win – tails you lose Finance Watch releases a highly sceptical initial assessment of plans to create a new global stablecoin, Libra.
26/06/2019 Retail & financial inclusion Report What makes credit so risky? A consumer perspective Finance Watch’s research paper on consumer credit and its contribution to over-indebtedness.
22/05/2019 Sustainable finance Report Making Finance Serve Nature – Report Finance Watch publishes landscape paper on natural capital and ecosystem services
09/05/2019 Lawmaking Open letter Open Letter for the Sibiu Summit 2019 on the Future of Europe Finance Watch has co-signed a letter with over 50 other civil society organisations from across Europe. The letter has been sent to the EU heads of state attending the Sibiu...
11/04/2019 Retail & financial inclusion Consultation response Consultation response on the Evaluation of the Consumer Credit Directive On 8 April 2019, Finance Watch responded to a public consultation of the European Commission that aims to gather views of all relevant stakeholders on the functioning of the 2008 Consumer Credit Directive (CCD).
10/04/2019 Sustainable finance Consultation response Feedback on the Technical Expert Group preliminary report for an EU Green Bond Standard On 3rd April 2019 Finance Watch responded to a call for feedback on the Technical Expert Group preliminary report for an EU Green Bond Standard.
08/04/2019 Retail & financial inclusion Blueprint Towards inclusive, safe and sustainable financial services for consumers On 8 April 2019, Finance Watch published its blueprint on retail financial services with an assessment of the current market failures and key priorities for the next European Commission
27/03/2019 Sustainable finance Global Green Finance Index Global Green Finance Index 3 The third edition of the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI 3) was published on 27 March 2019. It is a ranking of international financial centres – such as Paris, New York,...
27/03/2019 Sustainable finance Open letter Open letter to European Parliamentarians on the Taxonomy regulation On 27 March 2019, one day before the European Parliament will vote on a Taxonomy Regulation, six NGOs published an open letter to urge Parliamentarians to ensure that the EU’s Taxonomy...
