European Commission 27 March 2014, COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on Long-Term Financing of the European Economy

52014DC0168 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on Long-Term Financing of the European Economy /* COM/2014/0168 final */ 1. Introduction 1.1 Economic context The economic and financial crisis has affected the ability of the financial sector to channel funds to the real economy, in particular to long-term investment.