Post-crisis reforms
Commission report looks at policy actions in the financial sector taken by EU countries in response to the financial crisis.
Single resolution mechanism
Commission presents package to strengthen EU banking sector as well as proposals to fine-tune financial services rules
The European Commission has today put forward a package of proposals aimed at completing the reform of the financial regulatory system launched in the wake of the financial crisis. The package includes proposed amendments to the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and Directive (CRD) as well as the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) and the Single Resolution Mechanism Regulation (SRMR). The amendments contain measures that will strengthen the resilience of the EU banking sector and thereby increase markets' confidence in it. The proposals have three concrete goals:
In the spotlight: Upgrading EU financial regulatory cooperation with the United States
The European Commission is exploring ways to improve EU/US regulatory cooperation.
Upgrade of EU-US financial regulatory cooperation
18 July 2016
Single Resolution Board fully operational as of 1 January 2016
Brussels, 30 November 2015
Interview with Ms Elke König – Chair of the Single Resolution Board
Chair of the Single Resolution Board Elke König talks about setting up the board, working with a multi-cultural team of experts and what the main challenges will be in the coming months and years.