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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has today published an Opinion on the European Commission’s proposed amendments to the final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS)[1],[2] specifying operational risk requirements under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). It considers that two amendments proposed by the Commission could affect the consistency, transparency and supervisory effectiveness of capital requirements for operational risk.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) publishes today the results of its benchmarking analysis on diversity practices in the management bodies of more than 850 institutions credit institutions and investment firms across the European Union (EU). As of 31 December 2024, significant gender imbalances and pay gaps persisted, particularly at senior management level, despite some progress compared with the situation in 2021. The EBA calls on institutions to consider promoting a more balanced representation of genders, and on competent authorities to continue assessing diversity and gender pay gap practices as part of their supervisory reviews.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has today published its response to the European Commission’s consultation on strengthening the competitiveness of the EU banking sector. In its response, the EBA underlines the importance of completing the Single Market for financial services, as a key driver of banking competitiveness. Drawing on its robust analytical work, the EBA provides evidence-based insights on banking competitiveness, the Single Market and the Banking Union, as well as on the complexity and effectiveness of the regulatory framework. These insights aim to support the European Commission’s report on the EU banking competitiveness.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has today launched an open selection procedure to recruit its new Executive Director.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published a draft technical package for version 4.3 of its reporting framework, covering anti-money laundering (AML) and third country branches (TCB) reporting. This early release is intended to support reporting entities in preparing for upcoming changes ahead of the final publication, scheduled for June 2026. The EBA The EBA invites stakeholders to provide feedback on both the draft technical package and the accompanying glossary.