EBF 2021 Year Ahead                  Monday 4 January 2021

Welcome to the first EBF newsletter for 2021. We wish you a prosperous and healthy new year. Today's edition provides you with an overview of key international events in banking, finance and EU regulation for the year ahead. 

EBF 2021 Year Ahead: Top EU, finance and banking events

January: 

1: Portugal takes up the rotating presidency of the EU Council 
1: Basel IV: Chapters SCO40 and MAR99 come into effect 
11: European Parliament: ECON committee meeting 
18-19: Eurogroup and Ecofin meeting of EU finance ministers
18-21: European Parliament plenary 
21: Governing Council of the ECB: monetary policy meeting
24: Portuguese presidential election
25: BIS releases International Banking Statistics
25-29: 'Davos Agenda', online event by the World Economic Forum 
26-27: EBF - UNEP FI event: Taxonomy report launch 
28: International Data Protection Day, initiated by the Council of Europe
28: European Commission - Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs workshop: 'The role of fiscal policy in mitigating the COVID-19 crisis'

February: 

2: European Parliament: ECON committee meeting
3: Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting 
8-11: European Parliament plenary
15-16: Eurogroup and Ecofin meeting of EU finance ministers 
17: Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting 
26: G20 opening event with finance ministers and central bank governors: “The G20 and the Global Governance for Recovery and Transformation”
27: G20 Finance Ministers and Central Banks Governors Meeting
TBC: European Commission Winter 2021 Economic Forecast 

March: 

1: BIS releases International Banking Statistics
4: EBF Executive Committee meeting 
4: Politico Finance Summit 
8: International Women's Day 
8-11: European Parliament plenary 
11: Governing Council of the ECB: monetary policy meeting
15-16: Eurogroup and Ecofin meeting of EU finance ministers
17: Dutch general election
24: Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting 
24-25: European Parliament plenary 
25: General Council meeting of the ECB 
25-26: European Council: Informal meeting of EU 27 Heads of State and Government 
25-26: FinTech World Forum 2021
22-26: European Money Week 2021. Activities by national banking associations in more than 35 European countries and by EBF to promote financial education
28: Bulgarian parliamentary election 

April: 

4-5: Easter 
7-8: G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting 
5-11: World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund 2021 Virtual Spring Meetings
14-15-16: Eurofi High-Level Seminar 2021, Lisbon
16-17: Informal Ecofin meeting of EU finance ministers
20: European Finals of the European Money Quiz 2021 
22: Governing Council of the ECB: monetary policy meeting
23: BIS releases International Banking Statistics
25: Albanian parliamentary election (TBC)
26-29: European Parliament plenary 

May: 

1: Labour Day Holiday
6: Scottish & Welsh parliamentary elections & English local polls 
6: EBF Executive Committee meeting 
7: EBF Board meeting
8: European Council: Informal meeting of heads of state or government, Porto 
12: Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting 
13: Ascension Day 
16-17: EBF Associate meeting 
17-18: Eurogroup and Ecofin meeting of EU finance ministers
17-20: European Parliament plenary
23: Cypriot legislative election (TBC)
24: Whit Monday
25-27: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Special Annual Meeting 2021 in Singapore
31: EU Green Week 
TBC: European Commission Spring 2021 Economic Forecast 
TBC: Forum Europe: Financial Services Conference 

June: 

1-4: EU Green Week 
7-10: European Parliament plenary 
8-10: Money20/20 Europe conference (2021 edition)
10: Governing Council of the ECB: monetary policy meeting
17-18: Eurogroup and Ecofin meeting of EU finance ministers 
23: Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting 
23-24: European Parliament plenary 
24: General Council meeting of the ECB 
24-25: European Council: Informal meeting of EU 27 Heads of State and Government  
25: EBF Executive Committee meeting 
28-30: ECB Forum on Central Banking 2021, Sintra
TBC: French regional elections 

July: 

1: Slovenia takes up the rotating presidency of the EU Council 
5-8: European Parliament plenary 
9-19: G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting 
22: Governing Council of the ECB: monetary policy meeting 
TBC: European Commission Summer 2021 Economic Forecast 

August: 

15: Assumption Day 

September: 

9: Governing Council of the ECB: monetary policy meeting 
13: Norwegian parliamentary election (TBC)
13-14: G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting (TBC) 
13-16: European Parliament plenary 
14-15: BIS Conference on "Statistics for sustainable finance" co-organised with Bank of France and Deutsche Bundesbank (TBC) 
22: Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting 
23: General Council meeting of the ECB
26: German general election 
29: EBF Associates meeting 
30: EBF European Banking Summit 

October: 

1: EBF Executive Committee meeting 
4-7: European Parliament plenary 
6: Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting
8-9: Czech legislative election 
14-15: European Council: Informal meeting of EU 27 Heads of State and Government 
15-16: G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting 
11-17: Annual Meeting of the World Bank Group, Washington
18-21: European Parliament plenary 
20-21: BIS Basel: IFC workshop on "Data science in central banking - data, technologies and applications" (Call for papers) 
28: Governing Council of the ECB: monetary policy meeting 
28: EBF Digital and Innovation Thursdays - Day 1 
30-31: G20 Leaders’ Summit 

November: 

1: All-Saints Day 
1: UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26)
4: EBF Digital and Innovation Thursdays - Day 2 
10: Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting 
10-11: European Parliament plenary
11: EBF Digital and Innovation Thursdays - Day 3 
18: EBF Digital and Innovation Thursdays - Day 4
22-25: European Parliament plenary 
25: EBF Executive Committee meeting 
26: EBF Board meeting 

December: 

1: Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting 
2: General Council meeting of the ECB 
4: UN International Day of Banks 
13-16: European Parliament plenary 
16: Governing Council of the ECB: monetary policy meeting 
16-17: European Council: Informal meeting of EU 27 Heads of State and Government 
25-26: Christmas

All events take place virtually unless stated otherwise.

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