🇪🇺 Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU: Key Signals for Financial Services
And with this year also the Danish Presidency comes to an end and marks the start of the Cyprus Presidency under the motto “An Autonomous Union. Open to the World”.
European strategic autonomy, security and competitiveness are put at the centre of the EU agenda.
Key priorities with direct relevance for the banking sector include:
✔️ continued support for Ukraine and sanctions enforcement
✔️ EU enlargement as a strategic investment
✔️ regulatory simplification to boost competitiveness, SMEs and cross-border activity
✔️ advancing the Savings and Investment Union (SIU) and capital markets integration
For Raiffeisen Bank International AG, the message is clear: resilient and innovative banks are essential to Europe’s resilience, competitiveness and long-term growth.