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The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today published their spring 2026 Joint Committee update on risks and vulnerabilities in the EU financial system. The update focuses on the challenges arising from ongoing geopolitical tensions and developments in private finance.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its second Impact Assessment Report on the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL), assessing the effects of the framework on EU institutions, markets and funding structures. The Report shows that EU banks have continued to build up MREL resources, developing market access with limited impact on their business models. However, structural challenges remain for smaller banks.

​The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a call for papers for its 15th Policy Research Workshop, which will take place in Paris on 18-19 November 2026 and will focus on ‘Efficient and Proportionate Regulation for a Competitive Financial Sector’. The deadline for submitting papers is 19 June 2026.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its Q4 2025 Risk Dashboard (RDB), confirming that the EU/EEA banking sector remains robust with strong capitalisation, ample liquidity and solid asset quality, even as global economic uncertainty rises following renewed conflict in the Middle East. For the first time, the RDB is published alongside the new Capital Requirements Regulation/Capital Requirements Directive (CRR3/CRD6) dashboard, which replaces the former Basel 3 monitoring Report.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its final draft amending Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on own funds and eligible liabilities shortening the timeframe for competent and resolution authorities to process institution’s applications to reduce own funds and eligible liabilities instruments from four to three months. The EBA concluded that authorities now have sufficient experience with these procedures to carry out the assessments more efficiently.