Contributions of the Commission to the 13-14 December European Council – Capital Markets Union and Banking Union

The European Council to be held on 13-14 December will be the opportunity for EU Leaders to take decisions on deepening Europe's Economic and Monetary Union. 
Ahead of this meeting, the European Commission takes stock of the progress in the fields of the Banking Union and the Capital Markets Union with the below two Communications, which highlight that financial stability has been considerably reinforced in recent years and risk reduction in the EU banking sector is continuing at a sustained pace.