CCP, Speeches : Klaus Löber speech at the European Capital Markets Forum, 29 January 2025

29 January 2025 ESMA24-225943895-340 Keynote speech European Capital Markets Forum – Warsaw stock exchange Klaus Löber, Chair of the ESMA CCP Supervisory Committee Shaping the future of EU capital markets Ladies and Gentleman, Dzień dobry, Introduction It is my great pleasure to join you in Warsaw today, at the biggest exchange of Central and Eastern Europe, to explore the EU capital markets landscape, share policy and market insights, as well as to gather ideas on what comes next. When I looked at the focus of today’s Forum, my first thought was that it very much aligns with the ESMA strategic objectives that guide our work in this period. Whether it is (i) Enhancing market resilience; (ii) Promoting cross border investments; or (iii) Advancing regulatory harmonization, all feature very high on ESMA’s agenda. In fact, complemented by investor protection, these objectives form the building blocks of ESMA’s mission statement. I would therefore like to thank the organizers from the Warsaw stock exchange and the KDPW for giving me the opportunity to participate in this event. Today, I would like to outline the ESMA perspective on the shaping of the future of the EU capital markets, but also to briefly update you on what keeps us busy in the clearing space these days. Before I delve more into my daily “bread and butter” topics as the Chair of the ESMA CCP supervisory committee, please let me spend few minutes and remind you about the ESMA input to the...