ECB supervisory board chief Nouy speaking at an ECB/EU Commission conference

  • many banks fail to meet expectations

The conference is entitled "Completing European financial integration: What next?" and currently underway".

Headlines so far from the now published 2016 Financial Integration in Europe report :

  • Financial integration in the euro area is improving, though more slowly
  • Recent financial turbulence should not hamper further integration
  • Further developing European capital markets and integrating retail banking markets enhances the financial system's resilience, its contribution to cross-country risk-sharing and its ability to finance the real economy

Full report here.

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