Past Events

11May
2010

From Worse to Worst? How Late Payments Squeeze SMEs’ Liquidity

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Meetings
Tuesday, 11 May, 2010 - 09:00
CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies 1 Place du Congrès / Congresplein 1000 Brussels

This ECRI Breakfast Meeting gave participants the chance to discuss the latest findings of Intrum Justitia’s forthcoming 2010 European Payment Index, an annually published report on the payment behaviour of consumers, business and the public sector.

The results of the survey, presented by Intrum CEO Lars Wollung and author Madeleine Bosch, fed into the discussion of Rapporteur Barbara Weiler’s draft report on the Commission proposal to revamp the current legislation on late payments.

14Oct
2009

Crisis, never again! Responsible lending and financial education on the European agenda

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Conferences
Wednesday, 14 October, 2009 - 09:00
CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies 1 Place du Congrès / Congresplein 1000 Brussels

On 14 October 2009 ECRI hosted a major conference on the topic of financial education and responsible lending. In the wake of the financial cirisis as well as in the context of a new European Parliament and a newly appointed Commission, stakeholders were invited to participate in this ECRI conference and to discuss with the assembled speakers the lessons learned, the future challenges faced and possible actions to be taken in the field of responsible lending and borrowing.

26Jun
2009

ECRI Book Launch Event - Diversity in the Banking Sector in Europe: Is it a prerequisite for stability and growth?

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Lunch Events
Friday, 26 June, 2009 - 09:00
CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies 1 Place du Congrès / Congresplein 1000 Brussels

On 26 June 2009, CEPS hosted a special event to launch a book that thrives to shed some light on the following question: Is diversity in the banking sector a prerequisite for stability and growth?

10Jun
2009

ECRI 10th Anniversary Conference - Retail Banking in Europe

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Conferences
Wednesday, 10 June, 2009 - 09:00
CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies 1 Place du Congrès / Congresplein 1000 Brussels

On Wednesday, 10 June 2009, the European Credit Research Institute in Brussels hosted a conference on the future of retail banking in Europe, addressing competition policy and regulatory challenges. The event, taking place at the premises of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) was chaired by Professor Christian Wey from the DIW Berlin and the Technische Universität Berlin.
Click here to download the programme.

11Dec
2008

Executive Compensation in the Aftermath of the Crisis

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Workshops
Thursday, 11 December, 2008 - 10:00 to 17:00
Club de Warande, 1 Rue Zinner, 1000 Brussels

The increasing amounts of money paid out in compensation to corporate executives have become the subject of a heated public policy debate on both sides of the Atlantic in the midst of the crisis.

01Dec
2008

The European Response to the Financial Crisis (1st December 2008)

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Debates
Monday, 1 December, 2008 - 13:15 to 14:30
CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies 1 Place du Congrès / Congresplein 1000 Brussels

On Monday 1st December, CEPS, in cooperation with Notre Europe, the EPC and Bruegel hosted a lunchtime debate to discuss the concrete measures that could be taken at the European level to address the financial crisis. Tommaso Padoa Schioppa, President of Notre Europe and former Finance Minister of Italy delivered a keynote speech, followed by comments by Daniel Gros, Director of CEPS, André Sapir, Senior Fellow at Bruegel, and Hans Martens, CEO of the EPC.

27Nov
2008

The Credit Crunch and Late Payments: Policy perspectives to looming recession

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Seminars
Thursday, 27 November, 2008 - 12:30 to 15:00
CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies 1 Place du Congrès / Congresplein 1000 Brussels

One major concern in the aftermath of the financial crisis is the damage caused to the businesses, in particular to the SME sector which is the most important source of growth and employment creation in the EU. The weakening of SME finances will not only be caused by bank financing shortage but also by the cash flow damage from payment delays on outstanding invoices. What can policy makers do to mitigate this problem?

05Nov
2008

PSD and SEPA. Designing the Way Forward for European Payments

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Seminars
Wednesday, 5 November, 2008 - 12:15 to 17:15
CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies 1 Place du Congrès / Congresplein 1000 Brussels

The Payment Services Directive (PSD) was published in late 2007, constituting the legal basis for the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). The industry initiative launched on 28 January 2008 is aiming at replacing fragmented national markets for payment services with one integrated system.

16Oct
2008

Good Practices of Consumer Protection in Financial Services

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Workshops
Thursday, 16 October, 2008 - 12:15 to 16:45
CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies 1 Place du Congrès / Congresplein 1000 Brussels

The World Bank is a major driver of good practices in consumer protection in financial services. It has prepared an initial set of good practices in financial consumer protection as a diagnostic tool for identifying priorities for future reform in financial consumer protection.

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