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EBA launches consultation on amendments to Guidelines on the systemic risk buffer
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on draft amendments to its Guidelines on the appropriate subsets of sectoral exposures to which competent or designated authorities may apply a systemic risk buffer (EBA/GL/2020/13). The revised Guidelines aim to facilitate a more effective use of the systemic risk buffer to address systemic risks stemming from climate change.
The EBA Pillar 3 data hub goes live
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today announced the go-live of its Pillar 3 data hub, marking the first time prudential information from all EEA institutions is made publicly accessible through a single, harmonised digital platform. The hub discloses the data that large and other institutions began submitting on 26 January, and significantly enhances the availability, usability and comparability of prudential information across the EU. By boosting transparency and supporting market discipline, the hub contributes to further strengthening the resilience and soundness of the European financial system.
The EBA publishes updated risk assessment indicators
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today released an updated list of indicators for risk assessment and risk analysis tools, along with a revised methodological guide. This update does not introduce any additional reporting requirements for institutions or competent authorities. Instead, it clarifies how risk indicators are calculated in EBA publications, enabling users and competent authorities to interpret key banking figures consistently when conducting risk assessments and analyses.
The EBA outlines the medium to long term objectives of its interest rate risk in the banking book Heatmap
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published a Report on the medium- to long term objectives of its interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB) Heatmap, including key observations and recommendations for institutions and supervisors.
The EBA updates technical standards to streamline resolution planning and strengthen cooperation in resolution colleges
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its updated final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on resolution plans and on the functioning of resolution colleges. The revisions aim to simplify and refocus resolution planning while improving the effectiveness of cooperation and coordination among authorities.
The Joint Bank Reporting Committee publishes its 2026 Work Programme and recommendations to enhance semantic integration on ESG definitions
The Joint Bank Reporting Committee (JBRC) published today its Work Programme for 2026, outlining key priorities and deliverables for the year ahead. In parallel, the JBRC released a set of recommendations for all authorities to consider in the development of ESG reporting requirements. The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) will follow up on the implementation of these recommendations.
EBA and AMLA complete handover of AML/CFT mandates
On 1 January 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) completed the transfer of all AML/CFT mandates and functions from the EBA to AMLA, marking a milestone in the EU's fight against financial crime. The handover concludes the EBA's stand-alone AML/CFT mandate that began in 2020 and is part of the new EU AML/CFT package which established AMLA at the centre of an integrated, European system of AML/CFT supervision.
The European Supervisory Authorities and UK financial regulators sign Memorandum of Understanding on oversight of critical ICT third-party service providers under DORA
The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bank of England (BoE), the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This agreement enhances the cooperation between the authorities to oversee critical ICT third-party service providers (CTPPs) as required by the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) .
EBA publishes hotfix for reporting framework v4.2
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued a hotfix for its reporting framework version 4.2, which addresses technical issues identified after the release of the final technical package.
The EBA publishes final draft technical standards on booking arrangements
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its final Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying the booking arrangements that third-country branches must apply under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD). The standards deliver clarity and harmonisation in the implementation of booking arrangements and the maintenance of a registry book, supporting consistent supervisory practices across the EU.
The EBA publishes a Report on prudential consolidation and final Guidelines on ancillary services undertakings
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today released its Report on prudential consolidation and the final Guidelines on ancillary services undertakings (ASU) under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). Both publications are designed to enhance the efficiency and proportionality of the prudential consolidation framework, promote a level playing field, foster convergence of supervisory practices among institutions and competent authorities, and improve comparability of prudential requirements across the EU.
The EBA publishes its final draft technical standards to strengthen supervisory cooperation for third-country branches
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on cooperation and colleges of supervisors for third country-branches. These standards are designed to enhance collaboration and information exchange among competent authorities supervising third-country branches in the EU. They also set out practical arrangements for organising colleges of supervisors, ensuring comprehensive supervision of all activities conducted by third-country groups within the Union.
ESAs publish joint Guidelines on ESG stress testing
The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - the ESAs) published today their Joint Guidelines on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) stress testing. These Guidelines provide national insurance and banking supervisors with clear guidance on how to integrate ESG risks into supervisory stress tests, both when using established frameworks and when conducting complementary assessments of ESG risk impacts.
ESAs’ Joint Board of Appeal rules on reimbursement of costs in an appeal brought by NOVIS Insurance Company against the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
The Joint Board of Appeal (“The Board”) of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) – the EBA, ESMA, EIOPA – has issued its decision on costs arising in the appeal brought by NOVIS Insurance Company, NOVIS Versicherungsgesellschaft, NOVIS Compagnia di Assicurazioni, and NOVIS Poisťovňa a.s. (“NOVIS”) against the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (“EIOPA”).
The EBA strengthens cross border supervisory cooperation with third countries through its updated equivalence Guidelines
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has updated its Guidelines on the equivalence of confidentiality and professional secrecy regimes in third countries, reinforcing the EU’s commitment to safeguarding confidential information and enabling effective cross border supervisory cooperation.
EBA, ECB, national central banks and national supervisory authorities sign MoU in support of non-bank PSPs’ access to payment systems
The European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Central Bank (ECB), national central banks and national supervisory authorities across the European Economic Area have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation and information sharing in support of non-bank payment service providers’ (PSPs) access to central bank-operated payment systems.
The EBA publishes an update of its equivalence monitoring activities
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has updated its confidential Report on equivalence monitoring activities and submitted it to European Parliament, the Council, the European Commission and the other European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs). To enhance transparency, the EBA also published a public summary outlining recent regulatory and supervisory developments in 26 non-EU jurisdictions deemed equivalent under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR).
Q3 2025 supervisory data confirm solid and stable asset quality, solvency, liquidity and profitability in EU/EEA banks, despite high macroeconomic and geopolitical risks
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its Q3 2025 Risk Dashboard (RDB), for the first time within EDAP, the European Data Access Portal. The data confirm that asset quality, solvency, liquidity and profitability in the banking sector of the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) remain stable, even amid heightened macroeconomic and geopolitical risks.
The EBA provides guidance to banks on enhanced reporting requirements for operational risk ahead of new June 2026 reference date
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published clear guidance for banks on how to manage enhanced reporting requirements for operational risk, following the postponement of the first reference date under the amended Implementing Technical Standards (ITS). This move comes after the European Commission adopted Regulation (EU) 2025/2475, which delays the application of new operational risk reporting obligations to the end of June 2026.
The EBA publishes its final draft technical standards setting out the threshold and prudential risk management requirements of central securities depositories and credit institutions providing banking-type ancillary services
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) establishing the threshold up to which- non-banking CSDs (“designating CSDs”) may use banking CSDs or credit institutions for cash settlement without entities needing additional authorisation.
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