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Savings and Investments Union
Sanctions
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The EU_Finance podcast is created by EU Commission’s Directorate General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union. Short episodes are released monthly on topics related to banks, capital markets, insurance, digital or sustainable finance, anti-money laundering, etc.

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EU Finance Podcast host Aidas Palubinskas chats with Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Greek Finance Minister and President of the Eurogroup, about the Savings and Investments Union — the EU's most ambitious attempt yet to put Europe's €10 trillion in household ... more

EU Finance Podcast host Aidas Palubinskas chats with Nadia Calviño, President of the European Investment Bank — the EU's principal investment arm and one of the world's largest multilateral lenders. With a career spanning the European Commission, the... more

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EU Finance Podcast host Aidas Palubinskas chats with Tilman Lueder, the Head of Unit for Pensions and Insurance at the EU Commission about a proposed package to make supplementary pensions better and more accessible across the EU — revamping the rule... more

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EU Finance Podcast host Aidas Palubinskas chats with EU Sanctions Envoy David O'Sullivan about how sanctions are working after 4 years of Russia's full scale illegal and barbarous unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. During the past 4 years, Russia has be... more

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Recent Guests

Kyriakos Pierrakakis
President of the Eurogroup; Minister of National Economy and Finance of Greece
Hellenic Republic / Greek government
Episode: The One about the Savings and Investments Union featuring Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis
Nadia Calviño
President of the European Investment Bank
European Investment Bank
Episode: The One About the European Investment Bank featuring Nadia Calviño
Tilman Lueder
Head of Unit for Pensions and Insurance
European Commission - DG FISMA
Episode: The One about Supplementary Pensions featuring Tilman Lueder
David O'Sullivan
EU sanctions envoy
European Union
Episode: The One About an Update on Sanctions featuring EU Sanctions Envoy David O'Sullivan
Enrico Letta
President of the Jacques Delors Institute, former Prime Minister of Italy
Jacques Delors Institute
Episode: The One about the Savings and Investments Union featuring former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta
Carmine Di Noia
Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs at OECD
OECD
Episode: The One About Financial Literacy Featuring OECD Director Carmine Di Noia
Niklas Wykman
Sweden's Minister for Financial Markets
Swedish Government
Episode: The One About Savings and Investment Accounts with Swedish Minister for Financial Markets, Niklas Wykman
Piero Cipollone
ECB Executive Board member and chair of the High Level Task Force on the Digital Euro
European Central Bank
Episode: The One About the Digital Euro with ECB Executive Board Member Piero Cipollone
Anshula Kant
Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer
World Bank
Episode: The One About the World Bank and the EU

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Aidas Palubinskas
Host of EU Finance podcast; covers EU financial stability, capital markets, and regulation.

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The One About the European Investment Bank featuring Nadia Calviño
Q: Given the crisis environment and energy transition, what is the core takeaway about Europe's financial architecture for listeners?
Europe must pursue integrated, scalable capital markets that attract private investment for critical infrastructure, energy transition and strategic industries, enabling Europe to be resilient, competitive, and a global economic actor, with the EIB serving as the engine that aligns public resources with private capital at scale.
The One About the European Investment Bank featuring Nadia Calviño
Q: What is the role of the EIB in defense and security, and how is that different from before?
The EIB has expanded its scope to dual-use and pure military projects, financing capabilities across defense supply chains and private sector players, with a target to allocate a growing share of investments to security and defense while leveraging a broad network of banks and funds.
The One About the European Investment Bank featuring Nadia Calviño
Q: You mentioned the digital euro and tokenization as part of modernizing capital markets. Is this still a niche experiment, or a transformative shift?
Digital euro projects are advancing with wholesale and retail considerations, aiming to make settlement faster and safer while maintaining European strategic autonomy, so it is moving beyond niche experiments toward a foundational infrastructure for European finance.
The One About the European Investment Bank featuring Nadia Calviño
Q: What does success look like for ordinary savers and for companies trying to grow in Europe?
Success is a more integrated EU capital market that reduces the need to look outside Europe for scale, allowing savers to participate more directly through familiar channels, and enabling European startups to reach global scale with the backing of a robust, trusted financial ecosystem.
The One About the European Investment Bank featuring Nadia Calviño
Q: You've been very vocal about the need to make the Savings and Investments Union a reality. What actually changes for a saver at their kitchen table if this works?
It means more efficient channelling of household savings into productive investments, better access to growth-stage financing for European companies, and ultimately higher potential returns and security for pension sacings as Europe builds a more integrated capital market.

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The show regularly examines European financial policy at the intersection of public institutions, markets, and everyday money. Episodes consistently feature senior policymakers, EU regulators, and leading economists who unpack complex topics—from pension reforms, savings and investments, and digital currencies to sanctions policy, financial literacy, and the design of a pan-European financial system. The conversations balance high-level policy framing with concrete implications for workers, savers, and businesses, often drawing on real-world examples from EU member states and international institutions. A notable strength is the cadence of timely, governance-focused debates that connect technical policy details to market outcomes, making it... more

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1. Kyriakos Pierrakakis
2. Nadia Calviño
3. Tilman Lueder
4. David O'Sullivan
5. Enrico Letta
6. Carmine Di Noia
7. Niklas Wykman
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