Against the backdrop of continued geopolitical uncertainty and instability, the European Commission has outlined a set of ambitious horizontal priorities aimed at enhancing the EU’s economic resilience and competitiveness. From the evolving European economic outlook to the ongoing work on the Savings and Investment and Banking Unions, the new institutional cycle is expected to tackle several critical, long-standing and politically thorny economic and financial issues. This includes a central focus on regulatory simplification, reinforcement of the Single Market, ramping up defence expenditure, as well as managing the multitude of pressures and demands on the EU budget at a time of serious fiscal constraints for a majority of EU Member States.

This podcast features a conversation between David Wright, Senior Adviser to Flint and Chair of Eurofi, and former Deputy Director General for Financial Services at the European Commission, in conversation with Michael Hager, Head of Cabinet for Commissioner Dombrovskis, who is in charge of Economy and Productivity, Implementation, and Simplification.