At their informal meeting in Ghent on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 February, Europe’s finance ministers will discuss initiatives to deepen the capital markets union, the new remit of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and issues of economic competitiveness.
A priority of the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council (see EUROPE B13324A15), the project for a capital markets union (CMU) - set out in an action plan launched in 2015 by the European Commission and also intended to compensate for the...