Frankfurt, June 9 2026
EFFAS has published a new position statement emphasizing the strategic importance of the European Single Access Point (ESAP) for Europe’s capital markets and the Savings and Investment Union.
The statement argues that structured, machine-readable corporate disclosures remain essential for investors, regulators and market participants. According to EFFAS, advances in artificial intelligence increase rather than reduce the need for high-quality structured data.
AI is transforming financial analysis. However, AI systems depend on reliable, comparable and machine-readable information sources.
AI needs data. Structured data makes AI reliable.
The discussion is particularly relevant as Europe continues to build a unified framework for digital access to corporate information across member states.
Dr. Bodo Kesselmeyer, EFFAS Delegate to the XBRL Europe Consultative Committee and Chair of the EFFAS Working Group on Corporate Reporting in Structured Data and Technology, contributed to the initiative.