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Isabelle Buscke @[email protected]

@ibuscke

Born 🇫🇷 & 🇩🇪, adopted 🇧🇪 = 🇪🇺. Secretary General of @forfinancewatch. Views my own, RT≠endorsement

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finance-watch.org
Joined September 2010
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What happens to @alexstubb currently happens to many consumers across the EU. They are surprised by additional customs fees. According to EU consumer law though, these costs must be indicated on the seller's website. Time to enforce the rules.
Alexander Stubb (@alexstubb) profile pictureAlexander Stubb
@alexstubb2 May 2021
Bought two bicycle saddles online. Did not notice they would be shipped from the UK. Cost of the saddles 400 euros. Cost of customs fees 127 euros. Time spent sorting it out 60 minutes. Reminder why it is great that the EU is a customs union and we avoid this cost and hassle.
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This is huge. A just-released SEC filing makes an extraordinary revelation: Mark Zuckerberg is getting ready to pay California’s 5% billionaire wealth tax and has signed an agreement to remain in California for 8 years. We are witnessing a global turning point unfold before our eyes. 🧵
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Endlich kommt pragmatischer Schwung in eine bisher in Deutschland zu ideologisch geführte Debatte!
Martin Greive (@MartinGreive) profile pictureMartin Greive@MartinGreiveAug 26
Das könnte eine Debatte auslösen: @michael_huether fordert im Interview mit dem @handelsblatt, den Vertrauensverlust des Dollars zu nutzen, um den Euro zur Leitwährung zu machen. Dafür will Hüther ein Tabu brechen – und europäische Anleihen auflegen. handelsblatt.com/politik/deu…
Michael Hüther: „Europa muss den Euro zur globalen Leitwährung entwickeln“

Michael Hüther: „Europa muss den Euro zur globalen Leitwährung entwickeln“

Im Interview mit dem Handelsblatt fordert der IW-Chef, den Vertrauensverlust des Dollars zu nutzen und den Euro zur globalen Leitwährung auszubauen. Dafür will Hüther ein Tabu brechen.

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If only financial crises came with #heatwave alerts... 🥵 Extreme weather disrupts businesses, damages infrastructure, drives up insurance losses and puts pressure on the economy. The climate is changing. So should financial regulation!
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Climate disasters are making more homes & businesses uninsurable. Now, costs are shifted onto households & taxpayers. Breaking this cycle of insurability requires coordinated environmental, prudential, and fiscal reforms. politico.eu/article/climate-…
Climate change is turning parts of Europe into an insurance nightmare

Climate change is turning parts of Europe into an insurance nightmare

Frequent, expensive natural disasters are testing Europe’s ability to protect itself against the cost of global warming.

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📢 #JobAlert: We're hiring a (Senior) Research & Advocacy Officer – Public Finance! Work on EU fiscal rules, debt sustainability, climate risks, policy research and advocacy. Join us in 📍 Brussels to make finance serve society. Apply now 🔗 finance-watch.org/job/senior…
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📢 We’re hiring a Head of Operations & Finance in Brussels. Oversee finance, HR, grants, governance, compliance, IT, internal operations. Send your CV & motivation letter to 📩[email protected]. Subject: Head of Operations & Finance - Vacancy 👉finance-watch.org/job/job-of…
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🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined us for #FWConference2026! 15 years after Finance Watch was founded in the wake of 2008, the conversations in Brussels demonstrated that the need for robust, forward-looking financial regulation remains as important as ever.
Isabelle Buscke with Maria Luís Albuquerque

ALT Isabelle Buscke with Maria Luís Albuquerque

Maria Luís Albuquerque

ALT Maria Luís Albuquerque

Géraldine Thiry, director at the National Bank of Belgium, addresses the debate around simplification during her speech

ALT Géraldine Thiry, director at the National Bank of Belgium, addresses the debate around simplification during her speech

Panel session with Verena Ross from ESMA, MEP Jonás Fernández from S&D and Rebecca Christie from Bruegel to debate the topic of financial resilience in uncertain times

ALT Panel session with Verena Ross from ESMA, MEP Jonás Fernández from S&D and Rebecca Christie from Bruegel to debate the topic of financial resilience in uncertain times

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🦟🔦 FREE anti-mosquito lasers! 👇We often receive complaints about mosquitoes and asian hornets, especially in green neighborhoods. Therefore, starting today, we are installing special lasers that deter these insects - RT this video = 1 free laser!👇
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Spannende Untersuchung des @forfinancewatch Mitglieds @DezernatZ Welchen Nutzen hinsichtlich Arbeitsplatzsicherung entfalten eigentlich verschiedene Wirtschaftssubventionen?
Florian Schuster-Johnson (@fl_schuster) profile pictureFlorian Schuster-Johnson@fl_schusterJan 22
Paper 🚨: Wie effizient sind die 60 Mrd. Unternehmenssubventionen im #Bundeshaushalt? Gute Frage, die die BReg jeweils neu beantworten sollte. Bislang fehlt dafür ein Indikator. Wir haben einen gebastelt und messen damit bang for the buck im Haushalt. 🧵/1 dezernatzukunft.org/bang-for…
Bang for the buck ― Dezernat Zukunft

Bang for the buck ― Dezernat Zukunft

Das Dezernat Zukunft arbeitet darauf hin, Würde, Wohlstand und Demokratie durch gute Finanzen nachhaltig zu sichern.

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I am excited to start as Secretary General at @forfinancewatch today! There is still so much to do to ensure finance really meets the needs of societies, improves their living conditions and their democracies. Happy new beginnings in 2026! 🎉🎊🏦💶
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Some personal news today 🤩
Finance Watch (@forfinancewatch) profile pictureFinance Watch@forfinancewatch27 Oct 2025
A new era at Finance Watch! @ibuscke will be Secretary General from 1 Jan 2026. With deep EU policy and public interest advocacy experience, she’ll help advance a financial system that serves society. Our deepest thanks to outgoing SG @BenLallemand! 🤝 #FinanceWatch #Leadership
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Join our evening discussion on the future of digital commerce in Europe! We will explore how the EU can create a regulatory environment focused on competitiveness and the European way of doing e-Commerce: forms.office.com/Pages/Respo…
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*Reminder* 🫵 Ich suche zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine Referent:in für mein Team in Brüssel - unbefristet! 📌 Schwerpunkte: Verbraucherrecht, Finanzmarkt- und Lebensmittelpolitik, ggf. weitere. 📝 Jetzt noch bis 9. Juni bewerben! vzbv.de/referentin-bruessel
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✈️ Did you know that 85% of passengers could be deprived of their right to compensation in case of delays or cancellations? Discover how with our factsheet 👇 beuc.eu/factsheets/revision-…
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RT @Caffar3Cristina: Former chief advisor to U.S. Trade Minister Tai, Beth Baltzan, on the opportunity that being ditched by America create…
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Meet our newly elected Steering Committee! 🇪🇺@ibuscke (EU co-chair,@vzbv_brussels), Karin Breck (@fbrtaenk), Tomaso Falchetta (@privacyint), @arcapde (@beuc) 🇺🇸@SusanKWeinstock (US co-chair, @ConsumerFed), @LG_Rocket(@uspirg), Ira Rheingold (NACA), @Rob_Weissman (@Public_Citizen)
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Great report from our 🇸🇪 member @SvKonsumenter about the prevalence of dark patterns when unsubscribing! They looked at 20 popular media services (Netflix, Disney+, Aftonbladet...) & found all used dark patterns to turn unsubscribing into a field race ⬇️ sverigeskonsumenter.se/nyhet…
Granskning: Knepen som hindrar oss från att säga upp prenumerationer - Sveriges Konsumenter

Granskning: Knepen som hindrar oss från att säga upp prenumerationer - Sveriges Konsumenter

Det är orimligt svårt att säga upp prenumerationer på ljudböcker, tidningar och strömningstjänster, enligt en ny undersökning från Sveriges Konsumenter. – Vi har granskat de 20 största tjänsterna och...

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Do your research. (Or ask your AI to do it.) The CFPB has returned almost $20 billion to consumers from wrongdoing banks and financial corporations. CFPB is a model of efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Elon Musk (@elonmusk) profile pictureElon Musk
@elonmusk27 Nov 2024
Replying to @dorajfacundo @pmarca
Delete CFPB. There are too many duplicative regulatory agencies.
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Happy to see that Consumer Protection is now part of your title. 440 million consumers in the EU deserve this. Looking forward to advancing consumer policy with you and your team!
Michael McGrath (@EUCssrMcGrath) profile pictureMichael McGrath
@EUCssrMcGrath27 Nov 2024
Following the approval of the European Parliament today, I am honoured to be a member of the new European Commission that comes into office on 1 December as Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection.
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There is a lack of humbleness on the part of economic experts and an unwillingness to take seriously the hardships people face. @IsabellaMWeber on the role of inflation in Trump´s victory 👉 bit.ly/4fYf3Vs
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