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The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its advice in response to the European Commission’s Call for Advice (CfA) on the review and performance of the EU covered bond framework. The EBA welcomes this initiative as a timely opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of the current framework and to support the development of a deeper and more integrated EU covered bond market. The advice includes targeted recommendations aimed at enhancing harmonisation across national and EU-level frameworks, improving legal clarity and transparency, and expanding the scope of the EU covered bond ecosystem.

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) today issued their Autumn 2025 Joint Committee Report on risks and vulnerabilities in the EU financial system. The Report highlights how tensions in global trade and the global security architecture have deepened geopolitical uncertainties. The authorities call for increased vigilance and urge financial entities to maintain adequate provisions in today’s tense and unpredictable environment.

José Manuel Campa, current Chairperson of the European Banking Authority (EBA), announced last week to the EBA Board of Supervisors his decision to step down from his role and leave the Authority at the end of January 2026 because of personal, family-related issues. Jose Manuel will continue to be fully engaged with the EBA until the end of January 2026 to ensure a seamless leadership transition and minimise any possible disruption at this time of change. To this end, the EBA is initiating the standard process to select the new Chairperson.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued today a revised list of validation rules in its Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory reporting, highlighting those which have been deactivated either for incorrectness or for triggering IT problems. Competent Authorities throughout the EU are informed that data submitted in accordance with these ITS should not be formally validated against the set of deactivated rules.