Priorities and trade-offs for the next round of EU banking reform
What should be the aims of EU banking reform?
Speakers
Rebecca Christie
Bruegel Senior Fellow
Paulina Dejmek-Hack
Director-General, European Commission, DG FISMA
Jonás Fernández Álvarez
MEP, S&D, European Parliament
Marloes van Schaik
Policy Officer Financial Stability, De Nederlandsche Bank
Agenda
Check-in and lunch
12:30-13:00Agenda
Discussion
13:00-14:15- Chair: Rebecca Christie, Bruegel Senior Fellow
- Paulina Dejmek-Hack, Director-General, European Commission, DG FISMA
- Jonás Fernández Álvarez, MEP, S&D, European Parliament
- Marloes van Schaik, Policy Officer Financial Stability, De Nederlandsche Bank
- Nicolas Véron, Bruegel Senior Fellow
Agenda
Q&A
14:15-14:30Many banking sector advocates claim that excessive capital requirements unduly constrain credit and growth, whereas other analysts identify banking system fragmentation and the unfinished status of the banking union project as main impediments to competitiveness. What should be the aims of EU banking reform, and how do they fit with other current policy objectives? What choices should the European Commission make as it prepares a package of banking sector reform to be published in early 2027?
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