savings

  The European Council summit of March 19-20 was overshadowed by the Iranian crisis in the Strait of Hormuz and Hungary blocking a 90 billion-euro loan to Ukraine. But crucially, European leaders also chose to move forward with the Savings and Investment Union. The initiative provides high-level political backing for tapping into an estimated 10 […]

    In March 2025, the European Commission unveiled what it describes as a transformative initiative: the Savings and Investment Union (SIU). In a comprehensive document, President Ursula von der Leyen’s team outlined a plan to mobilize fresh, primarily private sources of capital to finance strategic investments across Europe. Europe’s investment shortfall The SIU can be […]