Selection process for new European Banking Authority chief branded ‘a joke’
01 Jul Industry & Finance

Selection process for new European Banking Authority chief branded ‘a joke’

Senior German MEP Sven Giegold says that MEPs will only be able to choose from a “one-man” shortlist which also lacks gender balance.
by Martin Banks
S&D leader: Next seven-year EU budget falls short of what’s needed
23 Jul Industry & Finance
S&D leader: Next seven-year EU budget falls short of what’s needed
EU leaders tell Member States it is ‘essential’ to agree on budget and recovery plan at summit
09 Jul Industry & Finance
EU leaders tell Member States it is ‘essential’ to agree on budget and recovery plan at summit
Anders Fogh Rasmussen: Frugal Four will back EU budget and recovery plan ‘subject to concessions’
06 Jul Industry & Finance
Anders Fogh Rasmussen: Frugal Four will back EU budget and recovery plan ‘subject to concessions’
European Payment Institutions Federation: Pay it forward
19 Dec Industry & Finance
European Payment Institutions Federation: Pay it forward
Europe’s payment sector recently met up to discuss whether the EU’s controversial Interchange Fee Regulation had delivered on its stated objectives. Brian Johnson reports.
Giving offices ‘New Ways of Work’ PM+
19 Dec Industry & Finance
Giving offices ‘New Ways of Work’
Yeliz Bicici explains how Offices of Cofinimmo are meeting Brussels’s office market needs.
Women in finance: pushing water uphill
13 Dec Industry & Finance
Women in finance: pushing water uphill
Fighting for gender equality is an arduous struggle for women across all fields and the financial sector is no exception. Lorna Hutchinson reports on the perspectives of female powerhouses from the world of EU finance.
In partnership across borders
10 Dec Industry & Finance
In partnership across borders
Whatever the future UK-EU relationship, the City of London Corporation is determined to become a global hub for green investment, an engine of the transition to a low carbon economy and to play its part in championing sustainable green finance. Brian Johnson reports.
Europe is the natural 5G leader Thought Leader
09 Dec Industry & Finance
Europe is the natural 5G leader
Europe is more than just one of Huawei's most important markets, writes Abraham Liu.
Issue 506 | 2 December 2019
09 Dec Industry & Finance
Issue 506 | 2 December 2019
After conquering the worlds of sport and local politics in his native Sweden, newly-elected MEP David Lega now wants to change the world for the better on a European level. He talks to us about the issues that drive his passion for policymaking and is this issue’s cover star.
EU-Oman Special Supplement
09 Dec Industry & Finance
EU-Oman Special Supplement
A Parliament Magazine EU-Oman Special Supplement
5G - Game changer
05 Dec Industry & Finance
5G - Game changer
The potential of 5G is virtually limitless, but will need widespread cooperation to accelerate the roll-out and reap the benefits, reports Martin Banks.
A rules-based approach to 5G cybersecurity
05 Dec Industry & Finance
A rules-based approach to 5G cybersecurity
With cybersecurity a Member State competence, fragmented policy across the bloc poses a threat to the internal market. The EU needs to stand together on this, writes Kris Peeters.
What if technology could help us hack climate change? PM+
04 Dec Industry & Finance
What if technology could help us hack climate change?
Cutting-edge technologies such as AI are here to make our lives easier, but they can also be used to make them more sustainable, writes APPLiA’s Paolo Falcioni.
A digitally-transformed European society PM+
03 Dec Industry & Finance
A digitally-transformed European society
Europe’s digital leaders are getting together on 6 February at DIGITALEUROPE’s Masters of Digital 2020 conference to look at what the next 20 years of technological development could bring to European society. Director General Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl gives us a preview of what to expect.
Empowering the future with European 5G technology PM+
02 Dec Industry & Finance
Empowering the future with European 5G technology
Ericsson is ready to help Europe enter a new digital age, writes Karl Pihl.
New Commission rubber-stamped by Parliament as climate takes centre stage
27 Nov Industry & Finance
New Commission rubber-stamped by Parliament as climate takes centre stage
The incoming European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen has been given the green light by MEPs after a key vote in Strasbourg.
In conversation with... Lucinda Creighton In Conversation With…
22 Nov Industry & Finance
In conversation with... Lucinda Creighton
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) works to combat extremist ideologies, including tackling terrorist content online and has actively followed the discussions on the proposed Terror Content Online regulation, says Senior Advisor, Lucinda Creighton.
In conversation with... Carlo Buontempo In Conversation With…
21 Nov Industry & Finance
In conversation with... Carlo Buontempo
“Accurate, quality assured and freely available environmental data from ECMWF’s Copernicus Services supports policymakers and businesses throughout the European Union with the information, evidence and tools to make climate smart decisions,” explains Carlo Buontempo, recently appointed Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service.
The next chapter
18 Nov Industry & Finance
The next chapter
The senior executives panel at this year’s European Payment Institutions Federation (EPIF) annual conference centred on what was keeping CEOs in the payments industry awake at night. Brian Johnson reports. 
Cybersecurity: What are the risks?
18 Nov Industry & Finance
Cybersecurity: What are the risks?
With European policymakers mulling the deployment of 5G, MEPs hosted a public debate looking at how the continent can best prepare its cybersecurity for the digital age. Jonathan Benton reports.
Issue 505 | 18 November 2019
15 Nov Industry & Finance
Issue 505 | 18 November 2019
As Madrid prepares to host COP25, Spanish Socialist MEP Nicolás González Casares, a member of Parliament’s delegation, talks to us about his hopes and ambitions for the keenly-awaited climate conference and is this issue’s cover star.
Accelerating Green Finance
08 Nov Industry & Finance
Accelerating Green Finance
Participants at a recent event in Brussels were told that greening the financial system and financing the transition to a cleaner, zero-carbon economy, could be the investment opportunity of the 21st century. Brian Johnson and Lorna Hutchinson report.
On the threshold of a circular economy
07 Nov Industry & Finance
On the threshold of a circular economy
Innovation will bring us the future we aspire to, if we provide the transparency and freedom needed to unleash our full potential, writes Nils Torvalds.
Greening the economy
07 Nov Industry & Finance
Greening the economy
As he prepares to take on the role of Commission Vice-President for An Economy that Works for People, Valdis Dombrovskis tells us why sustainable finance is essential both in safeguarding our planet’s future and making the financial sector a part of the green transition.
Environmental campaigners question EU’s ‘level of ambition’ in tackling climate change
06 Nov Industry & Finance
Environmental campaigners question EU’s ‘level of ambition’ in tackling climate change
The critique comes just ahead of the crunch COP25 climate conference in Madrid next month.
A new EU industrial strategy would drive health and growth Thought Leader
05 Nov Industry & Finance
A new EU industrial strategy would drive health and growth
Europe must play to its strengths and pharma is an area of strategic economic and social value where the EU is a global player, writes EFPIA's Nathalie Moll.
Parliament President urges Member States to intensify climate change fight
05 Nov Industry & Finance
Parliament President urges Member States to intensify climate change fight
The appeal by David Sassoli comes ahead of next month’s COP25 climate conference in Madrid.