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The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its fifth and final Report on the Functioning of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Colleges. The Report finds that colleges are effective tools to facilitate information exchange, which improved the effectiveness of AML/CFT supervision within the Union. The Report also finds that a key objective of the framework is yet to be fulfilled, i.e to address issues that affect several group entities in a coordinated manner.

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today published a Consultation Paper on the draft implementing technical standards (ITSs) regarding the tasks of the collection bodies and the functionalities of the European Single Access Point (ESAP). These ITSs and the requirements they set out are designed to enable future users to be able to effectively harness the comprehensive financial and sustainability information centralised on the ESAP. Stakeholders are encouraged to provide their feedback to this consultation by 8 March 2024.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its semi-annual dashboard on the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL), which updates the information on the state of resolution planning and on the resources that banks are using to meet the requirements.

Following the European Commission’s adoption of a Delegated Act postponing the application of the revised market risk framework in the EU, the so-called Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB), the European Banking Authority (EBA) today publishes a no-action letter on the boundary between the banking book and the trading book and shares its considerations on technical questions and issues arising from the postponement.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published the final technical package for version 4.2 of its reporting framework, marking a major step in the implementation of the DPM 2.0 semantic glossary and the modernisation of supervisory reporting across the EU. The final package will be applicable from December 2025.

The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - the ESAs) today launched a public consultation on their draft Joint Guidelines on ESG stress testing, as mandated by the Capital Requirements Directive and the Solvency II Directive. The draft Guidelines set out how competent authorities for the banking and insurance sectors should integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks when performing supervisory stress tests. They aim to harmonise methodologies and practices among supervisors in banking and insurance, to ensure proportionality and to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of ESG stress testing. The consultation runs until 19 September 2025.

The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today issued a warning to consumers that crypto-assets can be risky and that legal protection, if any, may be limited depending on which crypto-assets they invest in. This warning is accompanied by a factsheet explaining what the new EU regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) means for consumers. The ESAs recommend concrete steps consumers can take to make informed decisions before investing in crypto-assets such as checking if the provider is authorised in the EU.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published three final draft technical standards that are crucial for the implementation of the EU Banking Package and will allow supervisors to monitor institutions’ compliance, thus fostering consistent and enhanced supervision.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its Q3 2025 Risk Dashboard (RDB), for the first time within EDAP, the European Data Access Portal. The data confirm that asset quality, solvency, liquidity and profitability in the banking sector of the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) remain stable, even amid heightened macroeconomic and geopolitical risks.