Press releases

​The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published two Opinions following the notifications by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) of its intention to extend the period of application of two existing macroprudential measures targeting certain exposures secured by immovable property. The measures aim at maintaining the resilience of institutions against a potential severe downturn in the real estate market. Based on the information provided, the EBA does not object to the extension of the measures.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published the final technical package for version 4.1 of its reporting framework. This package will support the assessment and identification of significant crypto asset providers. It will also support the centralisation of institutions’ prudential disclosures in the EBA Pillar 3 data hub, which shall facilitate access and usability of this information to all users, including institutions. This package support competent authorities in performing their supervisory duties regarding issuers’ compliance under MiCAR. This framework will apply as of the second half of 2025.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published an Opinion following a notification by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance of its intention to change the calibration of a measure originally introduced on 31 December 2020 and already extended until 30 June 2025. The measure aims to ensure that capital requirements of Norwegian institutions using internal ratings-based (IRB) approaches are appropriate for the systemic risks stemming from their residential real estate exposures. Based on the information provided, the EBA does not object to the measure.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published an onboarding plan for large and other institutions, setting out the steps required for accessing and submitting information to the new Pillar 3 Data Hub (P3DH) – the EBA’s centralised platform for public disclosures under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR3).This initiative is a significant milestone in the EBA’s commitment to enhancing transparency and consistency in Pillar 3 disclosures across the EU financial system and promoting market discipline.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on proposed amendments to the European Commission’s Implementing Regulation on Pillar 3 disclosures under the CRR3. The proposal specifies enhanced and proportionate disclosure requirements related to ESG-related risks, equity exposures and aggregate exposure to shadow banking entities. It also implements the new codes for the statistical classification of economic activities in the EU (NACE). The. Today’s proposal aims to enhance transparency and consistency of disclosures in a proportionate manner. The consultation runs until 22 August 2025.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published end-2024 data related to two key concepts and indicators in the Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive (DGSD), namely financial means available to, and covered deposits protected by, national deposit guarantee schemes. The EBA publishes this data for each Member State, and on a yearly basis to enhance the transparency and public accountability of DGSs across the EU to the benefit of depositors, markets, policymakers, DGSs and Members States. Following a 10-year build-up phase, the EU DGS funds have reached €79bn of available means in aggregate.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published the first part of its 2024 Annual Report presenting the main achievements and activities of the organisation in fulfilling its mandates under its Work Programme over the past year. 

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today repealed its Guidelines on specification of types of exposures to be associated with high risk due to the application of the new capital requirement regulation (CRR 3). The repeal of the Guidelines aims at providing legal certainty to the market.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today updated the list of other systemically important institutions (O-SIIs) in the EU, which, together with global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs), are identified as systemically important by the relevant authorities according to harmonised criteria laid down in the EBA Guidelines. This list is based notifications received throughout 2024 and includes the overall score calculated according to the EBA Guidelines and the capital buffer rate that the relevant authorities have set for the identified O-SIIs. The list is available also through a user-friendly visualisation tool.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published an updated Report on the monitoring of the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) and the net stable funding ration (NSFR) in the EU. This update is necessary in light of the banking turmoil experienced in March 2023, which highlighted the need for enhanced supervision of various liquidity aspects resulting from the change in the interest rate environment and related trends in deposit behaviour and concentrations.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its updated final draft implementing technical standards (ITS) on resolution planning reporting. This comprehensive review of the ITS on the provision of information for the purposes of resolution plans seeks to achieve full harmonisation of reporting requirements in the EU and avoid duplication of data requests, thus reducing the cost of compliance with resolution planning reporting obligations by institutions. Proportionality has been a key driver of this regulatory product.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on its draft amending Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the types of factors to be considered by national authorities in assessing the appropriateness of real estate risk weights. This review is driven by the revised Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR 3), which confers a new mandate onto the EBA. The consultation runs until 30 May 2025.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published new draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) that define when crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) have to appoint a central contact point. A central contact point can be an important tool in the fight against financial crime.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today released an ESG dashboard that establishes a broader ESG risks monitoring framework and allows centralised access to comparable climate risk indicators. This dashboard provides benchmarks and enhances the assessment and monitoring of transition and physical climate-related risk across the EU/EEA banking sector. It is based on the information disclosed by banks as part of their Pillar 3 ESG disclosures.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published an updated list of indicators for risk assessment and risk analysis tools, together with the accompanying methodological guide. Without adding any reporting burden on reporting institutions nor on competent authorities, this guidance describes how risk indicators are computed in EBA publications. It will allow competent authorities and users of EBA data to interpret key bank figures in a consistent fashion when conducting their risk assessments and analyses.