EBI Regulatory Report #248
- Date March 2, 2026

EBI Report
on
Economic Policy and Financial Regulation Measures:
International, EU and Euro Area Levels
(27 February 2026)
Professor Dr. Christos V. Gortsos and Daphne Farmaki
(Law School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
Key developments during the week 23-27 February 2026:
27 February
- ECB/Eurosystem: Number of counterfeit euro banknotes remains low in 2025
- ECB/SSM: List of supervised entities – Cut-off date 1 January 2026
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/482 of 24 November 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/567 as regards the determination of what constitutes a liquid market for equity instruments, the obligation to provide market data on a reasonable commercial basis, the size specific to the instrument for the purposes of obligations for systematic internalisers, and the definition of and disclosure for post-trade risk reduction services (OJ L, 2026/482, 27.2.2026)
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/465 of 17 November 2025 supplementing the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (2011/61/EU) with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the characteristics of liquidity management tools (OJ L, 2026/465, 27.2.2026)
- ESMA: publication of results of the annual transparency calculations for equity and equity-like instruments
- ESMA: new Q&As
26 February
- ECB/Eurosystem: Financial statements of the ECB for 2025
- Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS): issue of a consolidated version of its guidelines and sound practices for banks and supervisors
- Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI): Harmonised ISO 20022 data requirements for enhancing cross-border payments – updated report
- EBA: kick-off of EU central validation of ISDA SIMM from 1 March 2026
- EBA: response to the Commission’s proposed amendments to the draft technical standards on equivalent legal mechanism
- ESMA: Supervisory Briefing On Algorithmic Trading
- ESMA: consultation on Post-trade Risk Reduction Services under EMIR 3
- International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS): Newsletter February 2026
- Directive (EU) 2026/470 of the co-legislators of 24 February 2026 amending Directives 2006/43/EC, 2013/34/EU, (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards certain corporate sustainability reporting requirements and certain corporate sustainability due diligence requirements (OJ L, 2026/470, 26.2.2026)
25 February
- ECB Opinion of 25 February 2026 on a Council recommendation on the appointment of the Vice-President of the ECB (CON/2026/6)
- BCBS: recent market developments and targeted review of cryptoasset standard
- EBΑ: conclusion of work on legacy instruments monitoring
- EBA and ESMA: launch of a consultation on the revised suitability assessment framework for banks and investment firms
- ESMA: setting out of Clearing Thresholds under EMIR 3
24 February
- European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF): raise of €4 billion with sale of new 5-year bond
- ESMA: reminder to firms of their obligations under contracts for differences (CFD) product intervention measures amid rising offerings of perpetual futures
- Council signs off simplification of sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements to boost EU competitiveness
23 February
- EBA: follow-up Report on ICT risk assessment under the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP)
- SRB: update of its operational guidance on separability and transferability for more alignment and proportionality
- ESMA: consultation on Guarantees as CCP Collateral and on Certain Aspects of CCP Investment Policy
- ESMA: simplification of MiFID II/ MiFIR Obligations on Market Data
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