The European Banking Authority (EBA) has become the first European agency in France to be registered for its environmental performance under the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). The registration was issued by the French Ministry for the Ecological Transition for a duration of three years. The scope of EMAS covers all the EBA’s operational and core business activities.
EMAS registration certificate
EMAS registration decision
Joint Committee Autumn 2022 Report on Risks and Vulnerabilities
EBA Opinion on measures in accordance with Article 133 (EBA-Op-2022-09)
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an Opinion following the notification by De Nederlandsche Bank (Central Bank of the Netherlands) of its intention to extend a macroprudential measure introduced in 2020 and activated on 1 January 2022. The measure imposes a minimum average risk weight on Dutch housing loan portfolios for credit institutions that have adopted an internal ratings-based (IRB) approach. Based on the submitted evidence the EBA does not object to the extension of the measure.
The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) issued today their Autumn 2022 joint risk report. The report highlights that the deteriorating economic outlook, high inflation and rising energy prices have increased vulnerabilities across the financial sectors. The ESAs advise national supervisors, financial institutions and market participants to prepare for challenges ahead.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today issued a revised list of validation rules for its reporting standards (Technical Standards and Guidelines), highlighting those which have been deactivated either for incorrectness or for triggering IT problems. Competent Authorities throughout the EU are informed that data submitted in accordance with these reporting standards should not be formally validated against the set of deactivated rules. In addition, the EBA also reactivated some validation rules, which should be applied again.