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Simplification and Competitiveness: Rethinking Europe’s Capital Markets Rulebook

Simplification and Competitiveness: Rethinking Europe’s Capital Markets Rulebook

Update: 2026-03-05
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In this episode of AFME Voices, AFME Chief Executive Officer Adam Farkas joins Elisabeth Mauguy, Media Relations and Digital Content Manager on the podcast to discuss the growing momentum behind the EU’s regulatory simplification agenda. As policymakers increasingly focus on competitiveness and growth, the conversation explores what simplification means in practice for Europe’s capital markets and where the current framework may have become unnecessarily complex.


The discussion considers how layers of regulation have accumulated over time, the potential areas where targeted streamlining could improve efficiency, and why maintaining strong financial stability standards remains central to the debate.


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Learn more about AFME’s work on simplification: https://www.afme.eu/our-work/simplification/ 


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Simplification and Competitiveness: Rethinking Europe’s Capital Markets Rulebook

Simplification and Competitiveness: Rethinking Europe’s Capital Markets Rulebook

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME)