Public hearing on draft amending RTS on prudential requirements for central securities depositories
Monday 12 January 2026 from 14:00 to 15:00 CET
Virtual event
Virtual event
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.
EBA and ESAs finalize joint guidelines on ESG stress testing for competent authorities, establishing consistent methodologies, data requirements, and supervisory practices under CRD and Solvency II to integrate environmental, social, and governance risks into financial sector stress tests from 2027.
EBA final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under Directive 2013/36/EU outlining cooperation mechanisms and conditions for colleges of supervisors overseeing third-country branches and subsidiaries, ensuring efficient supervision, information exchange, and crisis preparedness.
Curriculum vitae of Johan Almenberg, voting member of the EBA Board of Supervisors and Director General of Finansinspektionen (Swedish FSA), detailing his professional experience in financial regulation, monetary policy, and public finance, along with academic qualifications.
Curriculum Vitae of Meta Ahtik – alternate member of the EBA Board of Supervisors representing Banka Slovenije, detailing her role as Director of Financial Stability and Macroprudential Policy, academic background, and professional experience in banking, monetary economics, and regulatory policy.
Profile of Professor Michael Tröge, ESCP Business School finance expert specializing in game theory, banking competition, and antitrust, with research contributions to EU retail banking inquiries and state aid rules for distressed banks.
European Banking Authority (EBA) Management Board meeting minutes from November 2025 covering updates on 2025 work programme execution, IT and sustainability initiatives, AMLA transition, EBA 2028 premises project, and regulatory compliance cases.
EBA Chairperson Jose Manuel Campa’s December 2025 public meetings register detailing stakeholder engagements, including a keynote speech on EU banking sector priorities such as resilience, innovation, and competitiveness at the AEFR Matinale in Paris.
Mathilde Bonneau, PayPal’s Director of International Payments Policy, leads EU payments strategy on PSD2-PSD3-PSR, SEPA, instant payments, and fraud prevention, engaging with regulators and industry groups to shape secure and interoperable payment ecosystems.
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”).
EBA Board of Appeal decision on cost reimbursement in NOVIS vs EIOPA case – rules on reasonable legal costs eligibility, excluding pre-litigation expenses, and sets 148-hour reimbursement for appeal proceedings under ESAs Regulations.
EBA updates guidelines on assessing equivalence of third-country confidentiality regimes under EU regulations, including MiCAR, confirming equivalence for Australia, China, Montenegro, Peru, Serbia, and the UK, and aligning with recent legal framework changes.
European Banking Authority (EBA) outlines subsistence allowances for Seconded National Experts (SNEs) as of 2026, including daily and distance-based monthly rates, correction coefficients, and travel cost compensation rules under EBA Decision DC 584.