ESMA Seeks More Consistent Enforcement After Over 950 EEA Actions

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, is urging national authorities across the European Economic Area (EEA) to narrow enforcement gaps after more than 950 actions in 2025. The tally of administrative sanctions and other measures was little changed from each of the previous two years. Germany, France and Spain together accounted for about two-thirds of the EEA’s total fine value, concentrating much of the region’s penalties in three jurisdictions. The figures appear in ESMA’s third sanctions review, which compiles enforcement information reported under EU financial laws within the authority’s remit.

Source: TokenPost