• Background info and calls for the creation of a European stock exchange

    Why Europe needs its own Nasdaq

    FT article Sept 5 , 2024

    The Christian Social Union (CSU) backs the Chancellor’s call for a European stock exchange to strengthen European capital markets and keep successful companies “in Europe”.
    January 2026

    German Chancellor Merz calls for a single European stock exchange

    October 17,2025

    European Commission unveils Savings and Investments Union (SIU) strategy to enhance financial opportunities for EU citizens and businesses

    March 19, 2025

    A recent IMF paper

    Relative to the US, productivity growth and investment in R&D in lagging in the EU, where it is more difficult to finance and scale up promising, innovative startups. Many of the most successful EU startups move elsewhere for financing, causing the EU to lose out on both the direct growth benefits and positive spillovers from these innovative firms.

    Fragmented capital

    markets are one reason

    why European companies

    choose the US as a listing

    market. Addressing this

    issue could boost

    prosperity in Europe and

    help regain

    competiveness

    Q2 2027 !!!

    Implementing the SIU will rest on both legislative and non-legislative measures, and on measures to be developed by the Member States themselves. Future success will require collaborative efforts from all stakeholders, including the Member States, European Parliament, private sector and civil society.

    In Q2 2027, the Commission will publish a mid-term review of the overall progress in achieving the Savings and Investments Union.


    Economic disadvantage

    is evident from Europe's

    lower IPO market

    capitalization compared

    to the US, which results

    from a combination of

    fewer listings and lower

    valuations at listing

    Five action points for building strong capital markets for Germany – and Europe!

    Conclusions of panel organised by Deutsche Borse