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Episode 8 - The one about Clearing
28 February 2023 - 15 min.
Your intrepid EU Finance Podcast host Aidas Palubinskas has a quick-fire chat with Jenny Robertson, the head of the EU's Financial Markets Infrastructure unit.

Episode 7 - The one about Capital Markets Union (CMU)
31 January 2023 - 32 min.
Brussels woke up to a clean blanket of snow this morning. It’s like there’s a beautiful single space, ready and waiting for new opportunities. Sounds like a metaphor for the EU, no?

Episode 6 - The one about Instant Payments
14 December 2022 - 21 min.
Instant coffee, instant oatmeal, instant mashed potatoes, instant gratification. We want it all, and we want it now. So, we’re going to talk about instant payments.

Episode 5 - The one about Energy
27 October 2022 - 17 min.
In response to the extremely volatile prices caused by Russia’s weaponisation of energy, on 18 October 2022, the EU Commission proposed a new emergency regulation to address high gas prices in the EU and ensure security of supply this winter.

Episode 4 - The one about Anti-Money-Laundering
29 September 2022 - 36 min.
Back in 2021, the European Commission presented an ambitious package of legislative proposals to strengthen the EU rules on anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing (AML/CFT). This included the proposal for the creation of a new EU authority to fight money laundering.

Episode 3 - The one about Sustainable Investment
20 July 2022 - 14 min.
Letizia Lupini talks to Alain Deckers – head of the asset management unit – about what the EU is doing to promote sustainable finance and how investors can make sure they invest green.

Episode 2 - The one about Digital Finance
16 June 2022 - 18 min.
Aidas Palubinskas talks to Jan Ceyssens about all things digital – including cryptocurrencies, cyber risks, the digital euro, privacy, and consent.

Episode 1 - The one about Sanctions
18 May 2022 - 12 min.
How do sanctions work? Do they work? How citizens and business can help them work?

Episode 0 - Introduction to podcast
28 April 2022 - 1 min.
Short episodes are released at the same time as the monthly EU Commission Finance Newsletter on topics related to banks, capital markets, insurance, digital or sustainable finance, anti-money laundering, sanctions, etc.