EBI Regulatory Report #255

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

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

 
Key developments during the week 27-30 April
30 April
  • ECB/Eurosystem: Monetary policy decisions (keeping the three key ECB interest rates unchanged)
  • ESMA: Call for Evidence on the structure of European Equity Markets
  • ESMA: Sixth Stress Test Exercise for Central Counterparties
  • EIOPA: Risk dashboard for occupational pension funds flags market concerns as geopolitical tensions persist
  • EIOPA: Insurance risk dashboard shows overall stability, with geopolitical uncertainty shaping the future outlook
29 April
  • Financial Stability Board (FSB): final guidance on insurers subject to recovery and resolution planning
  • EBA: final Guidelines on supervisory independence
  • EBA: streamlining of its Guidelines on connected clients to align with new EU legislation
  • ESMA: Consultation on Guidelines on endorsement under the ESG Ratings Regulation
28 April
  • ECB/Eurosystem: Euro area economic and financial developments by institutional sector: fourth quarter of 2025
  • ECB/Eurosystem: April 2026 euro area bank lending survey
  • EBA: updated list of correlated currencies
27 April
  • EIOPA: undertaking of second coordinated mystery shopping exercise across several EU Member States

All previous reports are kept in four (4) archives. These can be found here.