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The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today the updated list of all third country groups (TCGs) with intermediate EU parent undertakings IPU(s), where applicable, and the list of all third country branches (TCBs) operating in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA). This publication ensures that market participants have clarity on the direct ownership of the involved institutions.

​​​​​​​The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published an Opinion following notification by the Ministry of Finance of Poland of its intention to extend a measure originally introduced in March 2022. The measure aims to limit risks associated with foreign currency housing loans by encouraging banks to enter in settlements with borrowers. Based on the evidence submitted, the EBA does not object to the temporary extension of the measure until the next periodical assessment takes place, in accordance with the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR).

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on draft templates for collecting climate related data from EU banks. This effort is part of the one-off Fit-for-55 climate risk scenario analysis, which the EBA will carry out together with the other European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and with the support of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB). The draft templates are accompanied by a template guidance, which includes definitions and rules for compiling the templates. The consultation runs until 11 October 2023.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today consulted on two sets of draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) and one set of implementing technical standards (ITS) relating to the authorisation as issuer of asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) and the assessment of acquisition of qualifying holdings in issuers of ARTs under the Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation (MiCAR). With these technical standards, the EBA aims to regulate access to the EU market of ARTs by applicant issuers and persons intending to exercise significant influence on these undertakings via the acquisition of qualifying holdings.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft amending Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory disclosures, which specify the format, structure, contents list and annual publication date of the supervisory information to be disclosed by competent authorities. The amended draft ITS incorporate the changes to the EU legal framework, in particular the changes related to supervisory reporting and investment firms.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published an Opinion following the notification by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen, of its intention to introduce a new measure in accordance with Article 458 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013. The measure introduces risk weights for targeting asset bubbles in the residential property and commercial immovable property sector in Sweden. Based on the evidence submitted, the EBA does not object to the implementation of the proposed measure.

The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) launched today a public consultation on the first batch of policy products under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). This includes four draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) and one set of draft implementing technical standards (ITS). These technical standards aim to ensure a consistent and harmonised legal framework in the areas of ICT risk management, major ICT-related incident reporting and ICT third-party risk management. The consultation runs until 11 September 2023.