What can artificial intelligence really achieve – and where are its limits? This question was a recurring theme at the symposium organised by the Capital Markets Union Foundation, which took place on 13 June 2025 at EBS University in Oestrich-Winkel. Experts from the worlds of business, science and politics discussed the role that artificial intelligence
Savings and Investment Union – Prospects for Europe: Keynote speech by Mag. Dr. Othmar Karas at the 41st meeting of the TSI Shareholders’ Advisory Board
Mag. Dr. Othmar Karas, President of the European Forum Alpbach, MEP from 1999 to 2024 and its First Vice-President from 2022 to 2024, spoke at today’s meeting of the TSI Advisory Board on the topic of ‘Savings and Investment Union – Prospects for Europe’. In his view, the EU is right to focus on ambitious
Political Lunch in Berlin: Capital markets, economic growth and transformation financing
‘Where should the financing for investments in the digital and sustainable transformation of the German economy come from?’ This question was the subject of a political lunch in Berlin, organised by KfW and the Capital Markets Union Foundation Project in cooperation with TSI. The 25 or so participants from the fields of politics, business and
Digital transformation in the financial sector: a digital euro for more momentum and greater financial market stability?
The symposium organised by the Capital Markets Union Foundation Project provided valuable insights into the impact of new technologies such as blockchain in connection with the potential introduction of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), in particular a digital euro. Experts shed light on technological, economic and regulatory aspects as well as the potential for stability
Real estate financing – challenges posed by the interest rate turnaround, supervision and sustainability
Symposium of the Capital Markets Union foundation project “40 – 30 – 20” – the total energy demand of the building sector in the EU is around 40%, the first United Nations Climate Change Conference took place around 30 years ago and there are still around 20 years left to achieve the climate targets. The




