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Europe Takes Steps Towards a Full Capital Markets Union

Europe has moved a step closer to completing the Capital Markets Union it launched a decade ago, as member states advance the legislation meant to knit the bloc's fragmented financial markets into a single pool of capital.

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pushed the issue back to the top of the agenda on 27 August 2026, using a set-piece speech at the MEDEF business conference in Paris to press capitals to finish the union before the year is out.

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