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EU and UK agree to keep coordinating ahead of faster securities settlement

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12 Nov 2026, 6:57 am IST1 min read

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The European Union and the United Kingdom agreed to keep coordinating their move towards one-business-day securities settlement, according to a joint statement published on November 11. The two sides met a day earlier in Brussels and are working towards October 11, 2027, through separate implementation processes.

The change, known as T+1, would shorten the time between a trade and its settlement to the next business day. The statement describes cooperation on the transition while each jurisdiction implements it through its own process.

The two sides will also continue talks on transaction reporting and digital finance. At the forum they discussed stablecoins, other cryptoassets and the use of artificial intelligence in finance, including implications for financial stability and consumer protection.

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Credit: HM Treasury and European Commission joint statement, © Crown copyright 2026 · Summarised/translated by KROV · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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