Plenary - Amendment to Directive 2014/65/EU to help recovery from pandemic

The European Parliament discusses during its Plenary Session an amendment to Directive 2014/65/EU as regards information requirements, product governance and position limits to help the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.  The objective of this targeted amendment is to provide for the best possible conditions for European economies to emerge from the current COVID-19 pandemic. The rules on investments services can play a key role in promoting the recapitalisation of European companies as they emerge from the crisis. The modified commodities regime will allow companies in the real economy to react to market volatility while also enabling nascent commodity contracts, which is also important to promote the international role of the Euro. The present review is driven by two key objectives:

·Facilitating investments in the real economy and

·Allowing for a rapid recapitalisation of European companies.