Regulation & Policy

The European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) represents the European economy by bringing together 14,000 corporate treasury professionals active in 22 countries and working for around 6,500 individual non-financial companies. Corporate treasurers are the finance professionals of the European economy.

As the voice of business end-users of financial services, the EACT can provide a perspective on key regulatory and policy issues at the intersection of financial markets and the real economy.

Find our most recent positioning and policy recommendations below.

EACT's EU Priorities for 2024-2029

Download EACT's EU Priorities for 2024-2029

As a new chapter is opening for the European Union, with a new European Commission soon in place and a new European Parliament now elected, it is time for some fresh thinking to set up the EU economy for success and competitiveness.

As corporate treasurers, we operate at the intersection of financial & payments systems and real-economy businesses.

The European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) has some concrete ideas for priorities for the next policy agenda for EU financial sector, capital markets & payments, to focus policy makers work in those areas in supporting the real-economy needs.

We look forward to discussing our priorities and recommendations with policymakers across the EU.

François Masquelier
EACT Chair

Financial Markets

EACT Response – EC Capital Markets Integration (SIU) Consultation (Jun 2025)

EACT Response – EC Commodity Derivative Market Consultation (April 2025)

EACT Response – ESMA Prospectus Supplement Consultation (May 2025)

Joint Associations Letter – EMIR Review (Dec 2022)

EACT Response – EC EMIR Consultation (Mar 2022)

EACT Response – ESMA Clearing Threshold Consultation (Jan 2022)

Payments

Joint Associations Letter – Current Cards Payments landscape & Impact on EU competitiveness (Jul 2024)

EACT Position Paper – Instant Payment priorities (Mar 2023)