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My thoughts on the recent decision by the UK government to remove the bankers bonus cap

Here’s a recent explainer, drafted in my capacity as EU policy advisor to the crypto council for innovation, on the global impacts of MiCA

This short commentary analyses the recently agreed, landmark EU legislation on stablecoins known as MiCA.

Given it’s holiday time, here’s a light-hearted take on the recently published UK FS Bill. Wish you were here!

The European Commission must learn the lessons from the taxonomy complementary delegated act process to avoid a democratic deficit

All EU agencies do important work. But given the current economic and historical context, having a more effective EU-level authority to better tackle international anti-money laundering and terrorist financing seems a no-brainer.

Here are my thoughts on why EU citizens deserve better than a fight over where the future AML Authority is located.

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#antimoneylaundering #counterterrorism #euagencies

https://encompass-europe.com/comment/meps-continue-the-fight-on-eu-taxonomy

Given the recent media spotlight on crypto and ahead of tomorrow’s political trilogue on #mica, I wanted to share my perspective and experience on recent engagement between industry and policymakers in the EU

Might the horrors of war offer answers in peacetime to some of the biggest challenges in finance today? Here are some thoughts on the latest thinking by global politicians and policymakers

With all eyes on the devastating and heart-breaking scenes on the EU’s eastern border, you would be forgiven for missing the European Commission’s first annual report on the implementation of the EU’s Recovery and Resilience facility published this week. In this short paper to celebrate the RRF @ 1, I underscore 3 political lessons learnt from the EU’s handling of the COVID pandemic:

1) In times of crisis, EU integration advances
2) Transparency, accountability, and slick communications matter
3) Political conviction (and money) can be transformative

Let’s hope the same lessons can be applied today.

#eu #nextgenerationeu #rrf #covid