Invest Europe
Europe's Competitiveness Agenda: Capital, Convergence and the CEE Perspective
External events
Online, Webinar
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17 Jul 2026
Online webinar on the European Commission’s forthcoming report on the competitiveness of the EU banking sector and its place in Europe’s wider competitiveness agenda. The discussion will examine capital mobilisation, banking capacity, prudential policy, investment needs and convergence, with a particular focus on what these debates mean for Central and Eastern Europe.
Date: 17 Jul 2026
Start time: 15:00 CET
End time: 16:00 CET
Location: Online, Webinar
Speakers
Emiliano TORNESE, Head of the Macro-Finance and Macroprudential Policy Unit, European Commission
Sebastian Stodulka, Head of the EU Liaison Office, Erste Group
Gonzalo Gasós, Senior Director of Prudential Policy and Supervision, European Banking Federation
Christophe Verboomen, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Invest Europe
The discussion will be moderated by Andreea Lungu, Lead Policy Expert at CEE Perspective.
Topics covered
why banking competitiveness has become a central part of Europe’s wider growth debate
where fragmentation, supervision and regulatory complexity still create real obstacleshow banks, capital markets and private capital can finance Europe’s investment needs more effectively
whether the current policy discussion properly reflects the realities of Central and Eastern Europewhat the Commission’s conclusions could mean for convergence, cross-border banking and the Savings and Investments Union.
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