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The EBA supports the NGFS Declaration on the economic cost of climate inaction on the occasion of COP30
As an active member of the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), the European Banking Authority (EBA) is proud to announce the release of the NGFS Declaration on the Economic Cost of Climate Inaction on the occasion of the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. The declaration underscores the mounting macroeconomic and financial risks of delayed climate action and reaffirms the NGFS’s commitment to supporting a well-managed transition to a low-carbon economy.
The EBA consults on Guidelines on supervisory independence
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a consultation on its Guidelines on supervisory independence of competent authorities under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD). Risks to supervisory independence pose challenges to the soundness of supervision and good governance and new requirements in the CRD introduce measures to manage them. These Guidelines further clarify the arrangements that competent authorities should have in place to prevent and manage conflicts of interest. The consultation runs until 23 January 2026.