Close cooperation for bank supervision: The cases of Bulgaria and Croatia
In-depth analysis on the banking supervision cooperation in Bulgaria and Croatia prepared for the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Mone
- Publishing date
- 30 March 2022
- Authors
- Zsolt Darvas Catarina Martins
- Publication date
- 30 March 2022

This study was prepared for the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON). The study is available on the European Parliament’s online database, ‘ThinkTank‘. Copyright remains with the European Parliament at all times.
This briefing paper investigates the practice of close cooperation and examines the banking system performance in Bulgaria and Croatia. The factors that could pose risks to Bulgarian and Croatian banks are identified.
This document was prepared by the Economic Governance Support Unit at the request of the ECON Committee.
- Keyword
- financial regulation
- Language
- English
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