5 March 2026

In this episode of AFME Voices, AFME's Chief Executive Officer, Adam Farkas, joins the podcast to discuss the growing momentum behind the EU’s regulatory simplification agenda. As policymakers increasingly focus on competitiveness and growth, the conversation explores what simplification means in practice for Europe’s capital markets and where the current framework may have become unnecessarily complex. The discussion considers how layers of regulation have accumulated over time, the potential areas where targeted streamlining could improve efficiency, and why maintaining strong financial stability standards remains central to the debate.