The European Parliament's ECON committee held an economic dialogue on 15 July 2026 with ECOFIN President Simon Harris and a public hearing with Single Resolution Board Chair Dominique Laboureix, revealing divergences on banking supervision, the Savings and Investments Union (SIU), and fiscal conditionality. Manfred Weber (EPP) pushed for a strong MISP deal but warned against dilution by member states preserving national supervisors, while Harris argued compromise must remain ambitious. Giovanni Crosetto (ECR) favoured gradualism with national competent authorities retaining a role; Harris insisted centralisation must add value. Enikő Győri (PfE) criticised MFF conditionality, and Harris rejected defence-energy trade-offs. On the digital euro, Tsvetelina Penkova (S&D) urged trust-building; Harris stressed optionality and strategic autonomy. Laboureix backed simplification but warned against deregulation, opposing weaker standards. Markus Ferber (EPP) pressed for clearer MREL-TLAC alignment; Laboureix argued MREL cannot be isolated from capital requirements. Jonás Fernández (S&D) cautioned against lowering capital requirements. Laboureix supported a holistic CMDI package and stronger SRF-DGS links. Broad consensus existed on SIU necessity, simplification with resilience, energy-economic security linkage, digital euro priority, and cross-border trust. Next steps include intensified MFF talks, an October negotiating box, and continued SIU and digital euro work.
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