History is now changing course. The Russian invasion of Ukraine will have long-lasting consequences for war and peace in Europe. Ukrainians are now bravely fighting for their country and Russia’s war has been met with an increasingly tougher response from the EU, the US, and a broader alliance of countries. Finally, Europe is rising to the occasion. But what more can be done in increasing the sanctions and improving the military capabilities of Ukraine? How can we address the risks of the war spilling over to other European regions? What types of attacks on the broader European region can be expected from Russia?

This conference featured keynote speeches from the Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister John Glen, who provided an update on UK government plans to improve the functioning and competitiveness of UK financial markets. We were also joined by FCA's Director of Markets and Wholesale Policy, Edwin Schooling Latter, who discussed the principles and details underpinning the HM Treasury proposals for the Wholesale Markets Review.

The ongoing gas crisis has again drawn attention to Europe’s persistent supply weakness and has sparked a fresh debate on how to address it. One of the most discussed options is to develop a new approach to strategic gas storage, to ensure that Europe can start its winters with a significant buffer in case of supply issues. At this event, we addressed the core considerations surrounding a plan for having strategic storage.

Customers across the EU are making more and more online payments. At the same time, fraud in online payments has been rising in recent years, and it’s also more and more sophisticated. The EU has new rules in place to verify your online payments. STRONG CUSTOMER AUTHENTICATION requires you to use at least two of the following three elements to make a payment: Something you KNOW, like a password. Something you HAVE, like a phone. Something you ARE, like your fingerprint. Authentication is easy and accessible to all and can be done in a few seconds. Banks decline all the payments that do not meet these requirements. This way, you can shop safely and make your payments online.

ECB President Christine Lagarde explained the Governing Council's monetary policy decisions and answered questions from journalists at the Governing Council press conference held on 03 February 2022 at 14:30 CET in Frankfurt am Main.

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The Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) hosts a discussion on the timely book, Latin America: The Post-Pandemic Decade: Conversations with 16 Latin American Economists, which brings together leading Latin American researchers and policymakers to discuss the sizeable challenges ahead and map out policy options for a sustainable, equitable, and stable future for the region. The contributors discuss what lessons can be learned for future crisis management, suggest reforms for sustainable growth, and highlight the impact of social challenges in the region. The event begins with presentations by two of the authors, Ilan Goldfajn (International Monetary Fund) and Eduardo Levy Yeyati (School of Government, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella), followed by commentary by Carmen M. Reinhart (World Bank Group). Alejandro Werner (PIIE) moderates the Q&A and discussion with the audience. The book is published by the Centre for Economic Policy Research. For more information, visit: https://www.piie.com/events/latin-america-post-pandemic-decade Follow the Peterson Institute for International Economics on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/piie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/piie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PIIEonline/

Panel IV on Competition, Media and Digital Platforms discussed the competitive dynamics between media and digital platforms, focusing on the future of news media in the internet age, platforms’ hosting, curation and distribution of media content, and connected policy issues related to user data and online advertising. It also looked at the different approaches that competition authorities and other government agencies are taking to address issues in these markets. Invited speakers included Michal Gal, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Martin Peitz, and Miklos Savary. The session was moderated by Matteo Giangaspero. Ori Schwartz, Head of the Competition Division, OECD gave concluding remarks. For more materials on this topic, please visit oe.cd/nmdp More about the 2022 OECD Competition Open Day at http://oe.cd/comp-open-day

Panel III on Regulation and Competition Enforcement in Digital Markets looked at different agencies’ case experiences and regulatory approaches to deal with anticompetitive conduct and transactions by large platforms. The discussion touched upon the best approaches to capturing killer acquisitions, assessing potential competition and designing and applying adequate remedies. Invited speakers included Eliana Garces, Dina Hilal Srinivasan, Philip Marsden and Tommaso Valletti. The session was moderated by Ania Thiemann. For more materials on this topic, please visit oe.cd/rcdm More about the 2022 OECD Competition Open Day at http://oe.cd/comp-open-day

Joseph Stiglitz, Economist and Professor at Columbia University, gave a keynote address, followed by a Q&A session moderated by António Gomes, Deputy Director, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs (OECD). More about the 2022 OECD Competition Open Day at http://oe.cd/comp-open-day

Panel II on Competitive Neutrality and the Role of the State discussed the importance of competitive neutrality to ensure that the most efficient enterprises thrive in both domestic and international markets. It focused on how the state can ensure a level-playing field for enterprises. It also covered the design of state support measures according to competitive neutrality principles. Invited speakers included Damien Neven, Julián Peña, Nicole Robins and Rhonda Smith. The session was moderated by Federica Maiorano. For more materials on this topic, please visit https://oe.cd/comp-neutrality More about the 2022 OECD Competition Open Day at https://oe.cd/comp-open-day

Panel I on Green innovation and competition explored the role of competition policy as a driver of sustainability and investments in green innovation. It discussed how competition authorities may analyse effects on green quality, choice or innovation in concrete cases. The risk of ‘sustainability killer acquisitions’ and the suitability of the current analytical tools was also discussed. See also oe.cd/ecce. Invited speakers included Philippe Aghion, Thomas Cheng, Diane Coyle, Lluís Sauri Romero. The session was moderated by Cristina Volpin. For more materials on this topic, please visit oe.cd/ecce More about the 2022 OECD Competition Open day at http://oe.cd/comp-open-day

The opening remarks by the OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann were followed by a presentation of OECD Competition Trends 2022 by Carmine Di Noia, Director of the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD. More about the 2022 OECD Competition Open day at http://oe.cd/comp-open-day Access 2022 OECD Competition Trends at http://oe.cd/comp-trends

Regardless of what data are used for, their quality is always of central importance. High-quality data and metadata are the essential basis for beneficial results, the functioning of business processes and informed decision making. During this training session, hosted by the data.europa academy, we will answer and discuss amongst others: • What is data and metadata quality? • How is metadata quality measured in data.europa.eu? • How to use the “Data.europa.eu Data Quality Guidelines”, published by the Publications Office of the European Union? • How to improve data quality? As this is an introductory course on data quality, no prior knowledge is required. The training session aims to strengthen your understanding of the value of high-quality (meta)data. Learning objectives: • Strengthen the participants’ understanding of the value of high-quality data and metadata • Understand how metadata quality is handled in data.europa.eu • Learn how to improve data and metadata quality More information about data and metadata quality, including the slides of the training session, can be found in the dedicated course on the data.europa academy.

Legal information is information in use - Context and accuracy are mandatory assets for smart applications, Christian Dirschl

Current status and future directions of publications on web technologies, Bill McCoy

How to communicate insights in data, Jan Willem Tulp

Global web audience trends and insights, Nisa Bayindir

Trusting digital content in the era of fake news, John Sheridan

How to communicate insights in data, Jan Willem Tulp

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The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) organised the session “Rewriting the Narrative: Africa-Europe Dialogue” as part of the Culture Track of Africa-Europe Week, on 17 February 2022. The event allowed talented creatives to share their experiences, obstacles, ideas and vision with a panel of high-level policy-makers, academics and financial actors. The participants of the session issued a statement with recommendations for the heads of States of the European Union (EU) and African Union (AU). To formally recognize culture, creativity and the cultural creative industry as pillars for inclusive, sustainable and resilient economic development post COVID-19 recovery; To set up a regional fund dedicated to cultural creative industry (CCI) in Africa, with guarantees and co-guarantees from the African countries and under the EU’s Multi Annual Financial Framework. The CCI fund will be under a joint EU-AU oversight and will have a joint administration from the African Development Bank (ADB), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and should be open to others to join. The CCI fund will support entrepreneurs in the CCI and will provide capacity building including digital free training and capitalizing on best practices to accelerate the development of the African ecosystem; To multiply and extend the regional initiatives and multi-stakeholders innovation platforms and hubs such as CREACT4MED to ensure there are digital and physical market places and targeted regional events for CCI actors including new talents in Europe and Africa to meet, connect, co-create, collaborate, cooperate, build synergies and prosper. https://euromed-economists.org/statement-rewriting-the-narrative-africa-europe-dialogue-built-on-culture-creativity-and-entrepreneurship/

Shiftworks is the company behind Tallinn Music Week (TMW), a festival held annually in the capital of Estonia since 2009. It has three main programmes: the music festival, conference and city festival. Throughout its work, Shiftworks seeks to use culture in service of society. This is their story. Culture essentially is a catalyst that triggers a variety of positive effects in the society, like innovation, free self-expression, jobs, and purpose. says the director of Shiftworks, Helen Sildna. At the EIF, we have a similar saying: Culture shapes today. 🎶 Creativity shapes tomorrow. 🎨 Entrepreneurs in the cultural and creative sectors enrich our lives, bringing together our past, present and future, through their passion and artistic expressions. This is why the European Union, together with the European Investment Fund, have launched a financing programme specifically designed to support European companies in the cultural and creative sectors. Supported through Finora Capital, Shiftwork is one of those companies. Check out what else we've done under the 🇪🇺 Creative & Cultural Sectors Guarantee Facility 🔗 http://engage.eif.org/ccs-impact-report/home/ More information: http://www.shiftworks.ee/ https://finoracapital.eu/ https://www.eif.org/ccs https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/finance-cultural-creative-sectors https://www.eif.org/what_we_do/efsi/index.htm #InvestEU

Afin de faciliter la recherche d’un testament en Europe, les Notaires d’Europe ont mis en place l’Association du Réseau Européen des Registres Testamentaires (ARERT). Fonctionnel depuis 2002, le RERT, par l’interconnexion sécurisée des différents registres nationaux, permet de rechercher au sein de l’Union européenne les dispositions testamentaires d’une personne décédée. Suite à l’adoption du règlement européen n°650/2012 sur les successions internationales, l’ARERT travaille également à la création et à l’interconnexion de registres des certificats successoraux européens (CSE). Aujourd’hui, quinze registres testamentaires et trois de CSE sont interconnectés grâce à l’ARERT. Chaque année, le Réseau enregistre plus de 2 500 interrogations et permet de retrouver plus de 350 testaments dans un registre étranger.

data.europa.eu provides access to open data from international, EU, national, regional, local and geo data portals. It replaces the EU Open Data Portal and the European Data Portal. The portal addresses the whole data value chain, from data publishing to data reuse. Slides: https://op.europa.eu/documents/3083543/9783279/EU-Datathon-2022_Webinar-2_DEU.pptx/c40251a3-e54c-7895-8fd2-5f5ffdbee378?t=1645800241052&download=true

Where to allocate credit so that it works best for the common good is an age-old question for the financial sector. The expansion of non-banks and new technologies enabling—and some aiming to eliminate—financial intermediation is reformulating that question. Are new forms of public intervention required to meet the investment needs of contemporary society? Nicolas Véron (Peterson Institute for International Economics) discusses with Saule Omarova (Cornell Law School) and VÍtor Constâncio (European Central Bank) in this episode of the PIIE event series Financial Statements on February 25, 2022. For more information, visit: https://www.piie.com/events/credit-allocation-era-non-banks-and-new-technologies Follow the Peterson Institute for International Economics on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/piie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/piie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PIIEonline/

The Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) will host a discussion on the upcoming release of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Departmental Paper Policy Options for Supporting and Restructuring Firms Hit by the COVID-19 Crisis. COVID-19 has negatively affected firms, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, worldwide. Unprecedented policy measures have helped avoid a wave of insolvencies, at least temporarily. But risks remain: If untargeted support is prolonged, there is the risk of corporate debt overhang and zombification of firms, and if support is removed abruptly, there is the risk of a wave of insolvencies. A new International Monetary Fund (IMF) Departmental Paper offers lessons from past crises and principles that could guide efforts towards more targeted support to businesses where still needed. It also assesses how prepared countries’ insolvency systems are to handle a large-scale restructuring of the enterprise sector, using a novel index that measures the crisis preparedness of countries’ insolvency frameworks. The event will begin with presentations by two of the report authors, followed by commentary. The event will conclude with a moderated Q&A and discussion with the audience. Chair and Moderator: Sean Hagan, Nonresident Senior Fellow, PIIE; Visiting Professor, Georgetown University Law Center Presenters: • José Garrido, Senior Counsel, Financial and Fiscal Law Unit of the Legal Department, IMF • Emanuel Kopp, Senior Economist, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, IMF Discussants: • Patrick Honohan, Nonresident Senior Fellow, PIIE • Kristine Høegh-Omdal, Deputy Director General, Norwegian Ministry of Finance For more information, visit: https://www.piie.com/events/supporting-and-restructuring-firms-hit-covid-19-crisis Follow the Peterson Institute for International Economics on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/piie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/piie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PIIEonline/

Why should competition authorities engage in market studies? What are their pros and cons? And, above all, what are the key steps to conduct successful market studies? Renato Ferrandi, manager of the OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition, answers these questions together with Patricia Bascunana, manager of Competition Economics at the UK Financial Conduct Authority, and Mariann Leskó, Economic Analyst at GVH Hungary. An opportunity to learn from the experience developed by competition authorities all over the world and gathered by the OECD and the ICN. Read more about our work and the OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition: https://bit.ly/3auPxZp and http://www.oecdgvh.org/

Digitalisation is reshaping competitive dynamics in the economy, creating new markets and transforming existing ones. To explore challenges brought by these changes, the OECD Handbook on Competition Policy in the Digital Age highlights the key messages from the extensive body of OECD work in this area to date and provides links to all of our digital competition work, making it easier to explore the wealth of background papers, country contributions, and other resources available on over 40 topics. For more please visit: https://oe.cd/cpda.

European banks face risks from global challenges like the pandemic, climate change and cybersecurity. Supervisory Board member Elizabeth McCaul met with civil society organisations to discuss how the ECB assesses and addresses such risks.

After more than 150 years of British colonial rule, Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997. The Chinese government then promised to let Hong Kong’s Basic Law (its constitution) remain, and that Hong Kong would follow the model of “one country, two systems”. Civil liberties and press freedom were to remain respected, and ultimately Hong Kongers would be allowed to choose their government in a democratic election. However, the reality is very different. Beijing has gradually tightened its grip on Hong Kong. After the new national security law from Beijing, the situation has gotten a lot worse. Protesters have been jailed en masse. Newspapers have been shut down. Hong Kong’s freedom and the rule of law have been destroyed. In a new book – Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World: What China’s Crackdown Reveals about its Plans to End Freedom Everywhere – Mark L. Clifford tracks the development of Hong Kong and gives a chilling account of China’s rising authoritarianism. How did China crackdown on Hong Kong’s freedoms? What does it say about China’s wider plans – in Hong Kong and the World? What response should come from Europe, the United States and others who want to protect liberal democracy? Please join us for an online conversation with Mark L. Clifford.

Useful links on human rights due diligence in public procurement: - UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: https://www.ohchr.org/documents/publications/guidingprinciplesbusinesshr_en.pdf - OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: https://www.oecd.org/corporate/mne/ - Swedish authorities’ contract terms (available in Swedish and English): https://www.upphandlingsmyndigheten.se/en/criteria/labour-law-requirements/ilo-core-conventions-and-sustainable-supply-chains/sustainable-supply-chains/sustainable-supply-chains/advanced/ - Adda’s Report on State imposed forced labor in China: https://www.adda.se/contentassets/709146ed8bd24cb58412d8614db43995/state-imposed-forced-labor-in-china.pdf - Finnish authorities’ national-level Code of Contract and related contract terms (also available in Finnish and Swedish): • Code of conduct: https://vm.fi/documents/10623/105737582/Code+of+Conduct+yleinen+EN.docx/f0cebd8b-a1dc-c910-c63b-268c2809d0bc?t=1642085085801 • Terms and conditions related to the Code of conduct: https://vm.fi/documents/10623/105737582/Code+of+Conductiin+liittyv%C3%A4t+sopimusehdot+EN.docx/ff2a8859-50cd-5d6d-12ef-949f9cf220d2?t=1642085086437 • Self-assessment form: https://vm.fi/documents/10623/105737582/Itsearviointilomake+EN.docx/93ba4e42-e78a-c054-3e0a-df39cd4070cb?t=1642085086918

CNUE Conference on “The implementation of the European Directive n°2019/2121 on cross-border transformations, mergers and divisions“ Panel II - Challenges and national approaches in the implementation of controls on the legality of the operations covered by the EU Directive n°2019/2121 Moderator : Corrado Malberti, notary and chair of the CNUE Company Law Working Group • Cosita Delvaux, notary in Luxembourg • Theo Luy, notary in Stuttgart • Peter Ries, professor of civil law, commercial and corporate law at the Berlin School of Economics and Law Conclusions Corrado Malberti, notary and chair of the CNUE Company Law Working Group

CNUE Conference on “The implementation of the European Directive n°2019/2121 on cross-border transformations, mergers and divisions“ Opening speech Giampaolo Marcoz, president of the CNUE Panel I - The scope of the EU Directive n°2019/2121 Moderator : Juana Pulgar Ezquerra, professor of Commercial Law and Director of the Commercial Law Department of the Complutense University of Madrid • Tim Carnewal, notary in Brussels • Jan Krůta, notary in Prague • Céline Chwartz-Lair, notary in Toulouse

OECD Competition Trends is an annual publication presenting unique insights into global competition enforcement trends based on analysis of data from more than 70 OECD and non-OECD jurisdictions. This video briefly summarises the main findings of the OECD Competition Trends 2022 report, including an increase in competition authorities’ resources, a decreasing use of leniency programmes and the impact of Covid-19. For more please visit: https://oe.cd/comp-trends.

Each year we look at the risks banks face and how well-equipped they are to deal with them. What are our latest findings? And what are supervisors most concerned about? In this episode of The ECB Podcast, our host Katie Ranger explores these questions with Supervisory Board Chair Andrea Enria and Vice-Chair Frank Elderson. The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank. Published on 12 February 2022 and recorded on 10 February 2022. In this episode: 00:58 - What are the results of our latest assessment of banks? How Europe’s banks are faring two years into the pandemic and whether the crisis phase is over for them. 07:18 – How are banks doing on credit risk? How prepared banks are to manage credit risk and the issues our supervisors ask them to fix. 11:21 – The big risk on the horizon: the climate crisis How 2022 will be a big year for our work supervising climate risks and the extent to which banks are taking them into account. 15:30– Are banks’ business models sustainable? How the digital transformation can make banks’ business models more sustainable. 18:34 – Improving banks’ internal governance Internal governance is a weak spot for banks and the role diversity can play in ensuring sound decision-making. 23:06 – Our guest's “hot tip” for our listeners A book recommendation related to the challenges banks are currently facing. Additional material: Press release: ECB requires banks to hold marginally more capital in 2022, 10 February 2022 https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2022/html/ssm.pr220210~6455538b07.en.html Press release: ECB will not extend capital and leverage relief for banks, 10 February 2022 https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2022/html/ssm.pr220210_1~ea3dd0cd51.en.html Aggregated results of SREP 2021, 10 February 2022 https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/banking/srep/2022/html/ssm.srepaggregateresults2022.en.html Speech by Andrea Enria, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the press conference on the results of the 2021 SREP cycle, 10 February 2022 https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/speeches/date/2022/html/ssm.sp220210~b95041902b.en.html The ECB Podcast: Making sure banks are run by the right people https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/tvservices/podcast/html/ecb.pod211210_episode24.en.html The ECB Podcast: What lies on the horizon for Europe’s bank? https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/tvservices/podcast/html/ecb.pod211116_episode23.en.html Banking Supervision website https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu European Central Bank website https://www.ecb.europa.eu

Two challenges of the EU Datathon 2022 are related to public procurement and Tenders Electronic Daily (TED). In this webinar, we explain what TED is, who publishes on the platform, and how to use it to tackle Challenge 2 and 3. Slides: https://op.europa.eu/documents/3083543/9783279/EU-Datathon-2022_Webinar-1_TED.pptx/ae3acd3b-5774-c8a6-5a5c-3bbdd24e0cc4?t=1645178283256&download=true More info: https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eudatathon

Online panel discussion from 15th February 2022 with Edward Christie, Velina Tchakarova, Igor Burakovsky and Olga Pindyuk. While relations between Russia and the West have long been difficult, in 2014 they took an abrupt turn for the worse, after Russia illegally annexed Crimea and stirred up separatist insurgencies in Donbas. To defuse the crisis, the West has pursued a two-track approach in its policy towards Russia: negotiations on hard security questions, and economic and diplomatic sanctions. So far, this approach has had little success. Two formal agreements with Russia, Minsk I and II, have failed to halt the conflict in the Donbass region. Sanctions introduced against Russia have had a limited effect, and Western cohesiveness has sometimes been undermined by often fundamental differences of approach and priorities between the US and some EU countries. Meanwhile broader West-Russia relations have further deteriorated as new sources of tension have emerged, such as Russia's military intervention in Syria, alleged Russian interference in EU and US politics. Most recently, the West has alleged that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine, which would be the most substantial ground war in Europe since the end of World War II. Formulating a coherent set of policies to deter possible invasion and de-escalate the conflict is a difficult task for the US and EU. First, Russia has made itself at least partly ‘sanctions proof’ in the period since 2014 owing to (1) conservative monetary and fiscal policy, which has allowed the build-up of substantial foreign reserves, and (2) very low levels of external debt and a current account surplus, which limit external exposure. Second, the EU is far from united on the question, with parts of the political and business elite in major countries such as Germany very wary about escalation. While the US and UK have sent defensive weaponry to Kyiv, Berlin is declining to do so. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government has sent mixed signals over whether it is prepared to halt the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline if Russian troops enter Ukraine. The following questions have been covered: Can the EU and US change Russian policy on Ukraine via sanctions? What type of sanctions could be an efficient deterrent in the case of Russia? How badly would the EU be affected by economic and financial sanctions on Russia? What are the main threats to EU energy security and how can the EU reduce its energy dependence on Russia? Speakers Edward Hunter Christie, Senior Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and Prague Security Studies Institute. Previously he worked as Defense Economist and Deputy Head of Innovation Unit at NATO. Velina Tchakarova, director of the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy. She also conducts Strategic Foresight and Trends Analysis for the Austrian Ministry of Defence and is instructor at the Real World Risk Institute (RWRI). Igor Burakovsky, Head of the Board of the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting in Kyiv, Ukraine. Previously he was a Research Fellow in Birmingham University, Japan Institute for International Affairs, and Stanford University (as a Fullbright Scholar), and worked as CEO of International Renaissance Foundation Ukraine. Member of editorial board of a journal “Political Thought”. Moderation: Olga Pindyuk, Economist and Country Expert for Ukraine and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies About wiiw: The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) is Vienna-based policy think tank with a focus on Central, East, and Southeast Europe. We conduct research on international economics, deliver macroeconomic forecasts, comment the ongoing events, collect statistical data, and organize events to discuss policy-related questions. Follow us: Web: https://wiiw.ac.at/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/WiiwAcAt?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/wiiw_ac_at Repec: https://edirc.repec.org/data/wiiwwat.html Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wiiw.economic.studies/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vienna-institute-for-international-economic-studies/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wiiw_ac_at

This event focussed on two topics crucial to the Euro area; fiscal governance in the EMU and the ECB's new monetary strategy. The event featured the presentation of the Euro Yearbook 2022, produced by Fundación de Estudios Financieros (FEF) and Fundación ICO.

Cecilia Malmström (Peterson Institute for International Economics) discusses digital trade with Alison Hamilton (New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade), Henrik Hvid Jensen (DXC Technology), and Hanna Norberg (Trade Economista, TradeExperettes, Trade Policy Research Forum) in this episode of the PIIE discussion series Trade Winds on February 16, 2022. For more information, visit: https://www.piie.com/events/how-can-we-best-adjust-increasing-digital-trade Follow the Peterson Institute for International Economics on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/piie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/piie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PIIEonline/

The webinar presented the results of the study on “Financial Inclusion in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries: A survey of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia“. At the debate EMEA and EMANES researchers and experts discussed the state of Financial Inclusio in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries, the barriers to achieving FI, and the regulatory framework and policies used to promote FI in each country, in addition to the challenges and opportunities brought by the COVID pandemic. Agenda Welcome Address: Rym Ayadi, President, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), Director, Euro-Mediterranean and Africa Network for Economic Studies and Professor The Bayes Business School (Former CASS) Moderator: Mais Shaban, Research Fellow at EMEA and an Assistant professor at Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan Panellist(s): Sandra Challita, Assistant Professor at ESDES Business School in Lyon, Research Fellow at EMEA and EMANES Coordinator, France Yeganeh Forouheshfar, Researcher at EMEA Serena Sandri, Associate Professor at the School of Management and Logistic Sciences at German Jordanian University* Discussant(s): Claudia Girardone, Professor of Banking and Finance at Essex Business School of the University of Essex, Director of the Essex Finance Centre (EFiC) and the Director of Research, and member of EMANES Scientific committee Atilla Yücel, Policy Advisor for Sustainable Digital Financial Systems at the German Government’s Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)

Each year we look at the risks banks face and how well-equipped they are to deal with them. What are our latest findings? And what are supervisors most concerned about? In this episode of The ECB Podcast, our host Katie Ranger explores these questions with Supervisory Board Chair Andrea Enria and Vice-Chair Frank Elderson. The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank. Published on 12 February 2022 and recorded on 10 February 2022. In this episode: 00:58 - What are the results of our latest assessment of banks? How Europe’s banks are faring two years into the pandemic and whether the crisis phase is over for them. 07:18 – How are banks doing on credit risk? How prepared banks are to manage credit risk and the issues our supervisors ask them to fix. 11:21 – The big risk on the horizon: the climate crisis How 2022 will be a big year for our work supervising climate risks and the extent to which banks are taking them into account. 15:30– Are banks’ business models sustainable? How the digital transformation can make banks’ business models more sustainable. 18:34 – Improving banks’ internal governance Internal governance is a weak spot for banks and the role diversity can play in ensuring sound decision-making. 23:06 – Our guest's “hot tip” for our listeners A book recommendation related to the challenges banks are currently facing. Additional material: Press release: ECB requires banks to hold marginally more capital in 2022, 10 February 2022 www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr….en.html Press release: ECB will not extend capital and leverage relief for banks, 10 February 2022 www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr….en.html Aggregated results of SREP 2021, 10 February 2022 www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/banking/….en.html Speech by Andrea Enria, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the press conference on the results of the 2021 SREP cycle, 10 February 2022 www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/sp….en.html The ECB Podcast: Making sure banks are run by the right people www.ecb.europa.eu/press/tvservices…pisode24.en.html The ECB Podcast: What lies on the horizon for Europe’s bank? www.ecb.europa.eu/press/tvservices…pisode23.en.html Banking Supervision website www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu European Central Bank website www.ecb.europa.eu

The Kelley School of Business's Institute for Corporate Governance (ICG), in partnership with the Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University and ECGI, organised a public lecture on corporate governance. The fourth lecture titled, Who Owns Your Data? was held on 02 February 2022. Professor Scott Shackelford (Indiana University) and Anjanette (Angie) Raymond (Indiana University) presented the fourth lecture in this series. Jun Yang (Indiana University) introduced and concluded the lecture. For more information, including slides, please see the following link: https://ecgi.global/content/who-owns-your-data

The Kelley School of Business's Institute for Corporate Governance (ICG), in partnership with the Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University and ECGI, organised a public lecture on corporate governance. The third lecture titled, Risk Perceptions, Board Networks, and Directors’ Monitoring in China was held on 06 January 2021. Prof. Michael Weisbach (Ohio State University and ECGI) presented the third lecture in this series and was discussed by Prof. Xiaoyun Yu (Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF) and ECGI). Jun Yang (Indiana University) introduced and concluded the lecture. For more information, including slides, please see the following link: https://ecgi.global/content/risk-perceptions-board-networks-and-directors-monitoring

Speaker: Patrick Wautelet, Professor at the University of Liège

Speaker: Patrick Wautelet, Professor at the University of Liège

Speaker: Patrick Wautelet, Professor at the University of Liège

Speaker: Corrado Malberti, Chair of the CNUE Company Law Working Group

Speaker: Corrado Malberti, Chair of the CNUE Company Law Working Group

Speaker: Corrado Malberti, Chair of the CNUE Company Law Working Group

This video is a recording of an event organized together with Quaker Peace and Social Witness (QPSW) and Northern Friends Peaceboard (NFPB). Speakers: Rep. Sheila Babauta, 22nd CNMI Legislature – Natural Resources Committee Chairwoman, Northern Mariana Islands. Stuart Parkinson, Executive Director of Scientists for Global Responsibility. There is growing consensus that we are rapidly moving towards climate and ecosystem collapse and that urgent action is needed. COP26 saw widespread civil society mobilisations, a resulting pressure triggered heightened ambitions at the negotiating table. Despite some welcome progress on methane, deforestation and the Paris rulebook, commitments in the Glasgow declaration remain insufficient, with warming on track to exceed the 1,5 limit. Greenhouse gas emissions by the military sector continue to be excluded from climate neutrality pledges and military emission did not make it to the COP26 agenda; reporting on military emissions is often incomplete if reported at all, and military expenditure is increasing year on year. The voices of those most affected by the climate crisis continue to be notably excluded from the negotiating table, and COP26 was no exception. Communities that are affected by militarist policies, also come from territories that are living the impacts of the climate crisis. Any credible climate negotiation should amplify the voices of those who, having contributed the least to the climate crisis, are shouldering the costs. This event provided a space to share ways forward to raise momentum, working to ensure adequate, transparent reporting of military emissions at climate summits. Public funds dedicated to the military could be better used when redirected to support climate action: including loss and damage, adaptation and mitigation. We hope to have inspired each other to challenge manifestations of militarism in our daily lives, as well as organise to build momentum and ensure that military emissions make it to the COP27 agenda. More information: https://www.qcea.org/ https://nfpb.org.uk/ https://www.quaker.org.uk/ https://www.sgr.org.uk/

In this video, Julián Peña (Partner, Allende & Brea, Buenos Aires; Professor, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella) discusses the prospects for the implementation of the OECD recommendation on Competitive Neutrality in Latin America, highlighting the broader context in the region and flagging some challenges. Julián was invited to the 2022 OECD Competition Open Day as a panelist in the session on Competitive neutrality and the role of the State in the market, held virtually on 23 February 2022. For more information please visit https://oe.cd/comp-open-day

Join Supervisory Board Chair Andrea Enria and Vice-Chair Frank Elderson as they present the results of the 2021 Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process and take questions from journalists. The press conference starts at 10:00 CET.

Nicolas Véron (Peterson Institute for International Economics) discusses the bank-sovereign nexus with Tobias Adrian (IMF) and Anna Gelpern (Georgetown Law; PIIE) in this episode of the PIIE discussion series Financial Statements on February 10, 2022. For more information, visit: https://www.piie.com/events/covid-19-and-bank-sovereign-nexus-emerging-markets Follow the Peterson Institute for International Economics on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/piie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/piie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PIIEonline/