Financing • Table.Briefings

News | Banks

May 5th, 2026

Eurogroup president: We need larger banks

‘We need more cross-border bank mergers,’ the Eurogroup president said Monday in Brussels.

By János Allenbach-Ammann

Emmanuel Macron i Zypern beim EU-Gipfel Mitte März 2026, mit dem zypriotischen Präsidenten Nikos Christodoulides

Talk of the Town | MFR

April 28th, 2026

MFF: Why the EU might delay repayment of debts from the COVID-19 recovery fund

Delaying the repayment of debts from the NextGenerationEU fund could provide some leeway for bridging political divides in the MFF negotiations. So far, however, the European Parliament has been fully committed to new own resources.

By János Allenbach-Ammann

Talk of the Town | Circular economy

April 24th, 2026

Circular economy: How to close the funding gap

According to new estimates, the EU would need more than €1 trillion in additional investment by 2040 to advance the circular economy. At a conference in Brussels on Wednesday, experts discussed how this could be achieved.

By Nicolas Heronymus

Das Militaerfahrzeug Boxer UxV CS (Control Station) von KNDS am Messestand auf der Messe XPONENTIAL Europe, Leitmesse fuer autonome Technologien & Robotik. KNDS (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann + Nexter Defense Systems) ist ein deutsch-französischer Panzerhersteller, der zu gleichen Teilen (50 50) der französischen Agence des participations de l Etat (Staat) und der deutschen Wegmann-Gruppe (Familien Bode Braunbehrens) gehört.

News | European sovereignty

April 17th, 2026

European Investment Fund: More EU venture capital flowing into defense and AI

Geopolitical tensions are shifting priorities in the European venture capital market. Investors are increasingly aiming to achieve strategic autonomy – while fundraising has become more challenging.

By Corinna Visser

Feature | Energy

February 20th, 2026

Energy investments: How the EIB is aiming to reduce network charges

In its draft investment strategy for the energy sector, the Commission describes how the European Investment Bank will mitigate one of the biggest cost drivers of the energy transition. The EU will also provide guarantees for certain nuclear power plants.

By Manuel Berkel

News | Investments

February 13th, 2026

Africa and Asia: DEG plans EUR 300 million private equity fund of funds

DEG is currently preparing the launch of a new private equity fund of funds targeting investments in Asia and Africa. In light of the geopolitical landscape, DEG CEO Roland Siller sees significant potential for a stronger global role for Europe.

By David Renke

Maria Luís Albuquerque bei einer Pressekonferenz in Brüssel

Feature | Savings and investment union

December 5th, 2025

Financial market integration: Albuquerque calls on member states to act

At the presentation of the legislative package on financial market integration, the Financial Markets Commissioner warned against inaction. Industry reactions to the Commission’s most far-reaching step in financial market regulation to date have been predominantly positive.

By János Allenbach-Ammann

Feature | Savings and investment union

November 17th, 2025

Capital market: Commission plans centralized supervision and uniform market infrastructure rules

The EU Commission’s market integration package is intended to bundle a series of politically controversial standardization and centralization projects. This should increase the likelihood of progress being made.

By János Allenbach-Ammann

An excavator loads trucks with rare earth at a mine in Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, Simao city, southwest Chinas Yunnan province, 18 March 2008. The EU has demanded that China loosen its policy on sales of rare earth materials after the World Trade Organisation upheld a ruling that Beijings policies to limit raw material exports violated international trade rules. The case, brought in 2009 by the EU, US and Mexico, touches on one of the biggest sources of tension in the world trading system: the use of export restrictions to hoard raw materials for the use of domestic manufacturers.

News | Critical raw materials

October 30th, 2025

Raw materials: Energy association wants mining to be a green investment

The mining of rare earths and other raw materials is particularly harmful to the environment. Despite this, the European Initiative for Energy Security now wants to allow mining companies to issue green bonds — even though the sector is excluded from the EU taxonomy.

By Manuel Berkel

München, 28.3.2025 / Planegg, Landkreis München Tag der Deutschen Luft- und Raumfahrt The Exploration Company Das Start up entwickelt eine Raumkapsel NYX, die im Juni auf Mission ins All geht - zuerst für Transportflüge, dann sollen auch Menschen damit ins All fliegen können.

Feature | Start-ups

October 29th, 2025

Scale-up Europe Fund: No German investor so far

The multibillion-euro “Scale-up Europe” fund, with which the EU Commission wants to promote the growth of start-up companies, is taking shape – but so far with no participation from the German financial sector.

By Silke Wettach