Bank recovery and resolution
Creating a stronger financial system: new EU rules for the recovery and resolution of Central Counterparties
Brussels, 28 November 2016
Interview with Vice-President Dombrovskis
Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis talks about moving ahead with the Capital Markets Union project and working to further strengthen the EU banking sector.
Commission proposes new rules on banks and announces further measures to fine-tune the EU financial regulatory framework
Brussels, 23 November 2016
Capital requirements
Commission's proposed amendments to the capital requirements regulation and directive should contribute to a more robust, competitive EU banking sector.
Banking reform
Who will benefit from the revamped rules?
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:
Get the facts: MREL
How does this rule help ensure that it is the banks' owners and bondholders, and not taxpayers, who pay for problems in banks?
European Commission specifies criteria for banks to hold easily “bail-inable” instruments in case of resolution
Brussels, 23 May 2016
Single Resolution Board fully operational as of 1 January 2016
Brussels, 30 November 2015
Commission refers six Member States to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to transpose EU rules on Bank Recovery and Resolution
Brussels, 22 October 2015