City Brussels Financial News
23.06 / 12:07
Trading Places: Pierri scores Efama presidency, Tobin takes a bow, Goldman names fixed income sales head
Sandro Pierri, the chief executive of BNP Paribas Asset Management, has been elected president of Europe’s main fund management trade body Efama — months after the Brussels-headquartered association brokered a compromise to win back German members by removing corporates from its board.
19.06 / 14:11
BNP Paribas Asset Management CEO Sandro Pierri elected Efama president
Sandro Pierri, the chief executive of BNP Paribas Asset Management, has been elected president of Europe’s main fund management trade body — months after the Brussels-headquartered association brokered a compromise to win back German members by removing corporates from its board.
16.06 / 05:20
Mobile
Belgium: Burger Chain to Accept Crypto Pay – Is Adoption on the Rise?
The Belgian arm of the French fast food chain Black & White Burger has announced that all its stores in the nation will accept crypto payments.
02.06 / 16:13
24.05 / 07:11
Lowe's
JPMorgan
UBS
analysts
European banks are stronger than their U.S. rivals, analysts say. Here's why
European banks are looking stronger and more attractive than their U.S. counterparts on many metrics, according to officials and analysts speaking at the Institute of International Finance conference in Brussels this week, who add that regulation and collaboration is still needed to boost growth in the region.
15.05 / 18:45
UPS
Twitter
Binance
regulation
Strategy
VC funding
crypto startups
MiCA: A Catalyst for Increased VC Funding in European Crypto Startups
The European Union’s new regulatory framework for crypto, MiCA, will make European crypto startups far more attractive to investors, one expert has argued.
20.04 / 13:59
Law
Adoption
Europe
European Union
What’s next for EU’s crypto industry as European Parliament passes MiCA?
On April 20, the European Parliament voted to pass the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, the European Union’s main legislative proposal to oversee the crypto industry in its member countries.
13.04 / 16:37
UPS
Waves
Target
EU will issue fresh wave of sanctions to stop Russia reinventing their war machine, official says
The European Union will launch an 11th wave of sanctions on Russia and seek to crack down on efforts to evade economic penalties introduced in the wake of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a top EU official told CNBC Thursday.
25.03 / 16:33
Provident
Lowe's
UBS
Commerzbank
Bitcoin
Germany’s Deutsche Bank takes a dip while Bitcoin goes uphill
Deutsche Bank AG’s shares fell as much as 14% on 24 March, marking the bank’s third consecutive day of losses. Its stock dropped as low as €7.95.
20.03 / 22:33
regulation
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ad
Belgian FSMA surveys crypto investors before taking on new ad regulation authority
The Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) will have new powers to supervise virtual currency advertising when a new regulation comes into force on May 17. In preparation for its new role, the agency commissioned a survey of investors.
16.03 / 20:03
Climate change
European Union
Ukraine war
Brussels, my love: The EU's reponse to the Inflation Reduction Act and the war in Ukraine
The Euronews Brussels bureau brings you its latest episode of a new talk show that aims to break down European news and politics to make it more accessible to viewers.
26.02 / 19:09
Europe Tempers Criticism of Biden’s Green Subsidies
BRUSSELS—Europe is dialing back its criticism of U.S. clean-energy subsidies, after months of denunciations of the measures contained in a package of climate, tax and healthcare legislation signed by President Biden last year.
09.02 / 16:37
EU leaders headed for showdown over US’ sustainability subsidies
BRUSSELS—European leaders meeting here on 9 February are set to clash over how to respond to new environmental subsidies in the US, in a debate that pits some of the bloc’s wealthier members against those that are less able or willing to spend heavily on industrial support.
17.01 / 00:51
CBDC
regulation
ECB
Euro
digital euro
EU finance ministers’ group releases statement on political aspects of digital euro
The Eurogroup, consisting of all the finance ministers from the euro-zone countries, released a statement Jan. 16 on the introduction of the digital euro, after meeting in Brussels. The group meets regularly to discuss political dimensions of the potential digital currency, it said. The statement release coincides with the release of a European Central Bank (ECB) “stock taking” document detailing the progress of digital euro design.
12.01 / 21:47
Corruption scandal: EU Parliament chief vows to review laws and trips in search for undue influence
The European Parliament will review undeclared trips from lawmakers and pieces of legislation that might have been unduly influenced as a result of the alleged cash-for-favours scheme that has unleashed a political storm across Brussels and beyond, President Roberta Metsola has said.
11.01 / 13:29
Paris station knife attack: At least six people injured and suspect shot
A man wielding a bladed weapon attacked and wounded six people at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Wednesday morning, leaving one with serious injuries, before being shot by off-duty police officers, authorities said.
10.01 / 07:17
Digital
Strategy
Валюта
Terra Luna
5 Crypto Trends for 2023
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that is not part of Cryptonews.com editorial content.
09.01 / 20:09
Adoption
regulation
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Price
Belgian MP receives Bitcoin salary for a year: Here’s what he learned
At the end of January 2022, member of the Belgian parliament Christophe De Beukelaer became the first European politician to convert his salary to Bitcoin (BTC). Celebrating the anniversary of this experiment, Cointelegraph reached out to a lawmaker to know more about his experience.
02.01 / 21:51
lawmaker
MEP corruption scandal: Parliament moves to lift two lawmaker's immunity
The European Parliament moved to lift the immunity of two MEPs on Monday, amid a major corruption scandal that has sent shockwaves through Brussels.
01.01 / 20:43
France urges all EU countries to test Chinese travellers for COVID
France is urging all European Union countries to start testing passengers arriving from China for COVID, amid an outbreak sweeping the Asian nation.
29.12 / 01:21
Money
Exxon tries to block new EU windfall tax on oil companies
Exxon Mobil is suing the European Union in an attempt to force the bloc to scrap its new windfall tax on oil companies, according to reports on Wednesday.
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