European Commission - Directorate General for Energy
European Commission - Directorate General for Energy
05/06/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/06/2026 08:06
Commission and European Central Bank host annual conference on European financial integration
Tomorrow, the European Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB) will jointly host their annual conference on European financial integration.
This year's event will focus on pensions, banking, and other key building blocks for advancing the savings and investments union (SIU), the Commission's flagship initiative to expand financial opportunities for EU citizens and strengthen the financial system's ability to connect savings with productive investments.
Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, Maria Luís Albuquerque, and ECB Vice-President Luis de Guindos will give keynote speeches alongside policymakers and representatives from industry and civil society.
The panel discussions will examine how to rethink pensions for a more entrepreneurial Europe, and how a more integrated banking sector could strengthen the competitiveness of the EU economy as part of the wider aim to build a savings and investments union.
The conference marks the launch of the Commission's annual European Financial Stability and Integration Review (EFSIR). This year's edition reviews market developments, financial stability and integration in the EU from 2025 to the first quarter of 2026. In addition, it assesses the financial conditions of non-financial corporations in the EU and takes stock of the funded pensions landscape across the EU.
Related links
European Financial Stability and Integration Review (EFSIR) reports
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