17/02/2026 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 17 February, the Spanish Finance Minister, Carlos Cuerpo, announced that on Monday 9 March the Eurogroup would be discussing the project for a pan-European platform for the securitisation of financial assets (see EUROPE 13727/9), on which seven euro area countries (Spain, Germany, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Estonia) are working as part of the ‘Competitiveness Lab’ initiative. Launched by Spain, this initiative aims to set up cutting-edge projects on issues related to the integration of capital markets. For example, it has developed a European label for savings products (see EUROPE 13654/20). (MB)