Stakeholders Discuss Implementation of EU Audit Rules

On 4 March 2016, Directorate General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA) organised a one-day stakeholder workshop on the new EU rules on statutory audit. About 80 participants attended, including representatives of the audit profession, of companies, of investors and of business associations. Discussions focused on how to facilitate an effective and coherent application of the new rules across the Union.   A summary appears on the European Commission’s Banking and Finance Web Site along with the presenters’ discussion slides.

The Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA) is one of the Directorates-General and specialised services that make up the European Commission.DG FISMA is responsible for initiating and implementing policy in the area of Banking and Finance.