15th Annual Research Workshop - Efficient and proportionate regulation for a competitive financial sector

​The 2026 will focus on how efficient and proportionate regulatory frameworks can support a competitive, resilient, and integrated financial sector.

​The EBA invites the submission of policy-oriented, preferably empirical, research papers on the following topics:

• ​Competitiveness and efficiency in the prudential rulebook without undermining resilience.

• ​Impacts of efficiency and proportionality.

• ​Competition, innovation, market entry, cross border growth and new areas under financial supervision.

• ​Proportionate integration of ESG risks in governance, strategy, and remuneration frameworks. 

Interested parties should submit their draft papers and any queries to research.conferences[at]eba.europa.eu.

The submission deadline is Friday 19 June 2026.