EBI Regulatory Report #251

EBI Report
on
Economic Policy and Financial Regulation Measures:
International, EU and Euro Area Levels
(21 March 2026)

Professor Dr. Christos V. Gortsos and Daphne Farmaki
(Law School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)

 
Key developments during the week 16-20 March 2026:
 

20 March

  • ECB/Eurosystem: Monetary Policy decisions
  • ECB/Eurosystem: Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates)
  • ECB/SSM: Letter from Claudia Buch, Chair of the Supervisory Board, to Mr. Nikolas Farantouris, MEP, on banking supervision

19 March

  • ECB/Eurosystem: ECB staff macroeconomic projections for the euro area, March 2026
  • EBA: final draft amending technical standards shortening the timing for the application for prior permission to reduce own funds and eligible liabilities instruments
  • IOSCO: Consultation Report on Good Practices concerning over-the-counter Commodities Derivatives Markets

18 March

  • European Commission: proposal for EU Inc. – unlocking the full potential of the Single Market for Europe’s entrepreneurs
  • ECB/SSM: ECB Annual Report on supervisory activities 2025
  • ECB/SSM: supervisory banking statistics on significant institutions for the fourth quarter of 2025
  • United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): Confirms Exemption for Directors and Officers of EEA Foreign Private Issuers

17 March

  • EBA: revised list of ITS validation rules
  • EBA: consultation on regulatory products on Initial Margin Model Authorisation
  • IOSCO: updated Statement on Non-GAAP Financial Measures

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