On Monday 29 September, the European Commission will host the ‘Vienna Initiative Full Forum’ 2025 in Brussels. This year’s edition will focus on the relevance of the savings and investments union (SIU) project for the central, eastern and southern-eastern European (CESEE) economies. Participants will discuss the challenges and potential benefits of SIU for the CESEE region.
The SIU is a Commission initiative that aims to create better financial opportunities for citizens and businesses by enhancing our financial system’s capability to connect savings with productive investments. The College of Commissioners will discuss several proposals under this initiative in the near future.
Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, Maria Luís Albuquerque, will deliver a keynote speech, which will be followed by a first panel on SIU and its value in CESEE countries. This panel will be open to press participation. The Commissioner will be joined by several central bank governors, ministers, high-level officials from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank, as well as financial sector participants.
The European Bank Coordination Vienna Initiative is a framework for safeguarding the financial stability of emerging Europe. The Initiative provides a private-public sector platform that brings together the European Commission, relevant EU institutions, key international financial institutions, as well as home and host country authorities. Its geographical coverage extends beyond EU and includes CESEE countries with a substantial presence of EU banks.
Journalists wishing to attend the opening panel can fisma-ec-2025-viff
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (register by sending an email to fisma-ec-2025-viff[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu).
You can download the programme of the forum here.
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Savings and investments union (SIU)
European Bank Coordination Vienna Initiative
