The German Presidency of the Council of the European Union was shaped by the fight against the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Not only the European recovery programme, which was set up in record time, and the EU budget deal are impressive achievements. #EU2020DE made important progress in other

The German Council Presidency – a positive assessment

The spotlight couldn’t be brighter, expectations couldn’t be higher: when it took over the Council Presidency on 1 July 2020, the Federal Government was given the historic task of navigating the European community of states through its choppiest economic crisis since the end of the Second World War.

Using the crisis as an opportunity for more integration

The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) have today published the results of their latest periodic stress test. The previous stress test had been conducted in 2021. From the end of January 2023, credit institutions simulated a baseline scenario and a pes-simistic thre

2023 EU-wide stress test: capitalization of German institutions proves robust in a tough stress scenario

On December 7, 2022, the EU Commission has published a proposal for an EU Listing Act. Amendments on the Prospectus Regulation and Market Abuse Regulation are key elements of this proposal. The German Banking Industry Committee has commented on the proposal of the EU Commission on a EU Listing Act.

EU Listing Act – GBIC comments

The German banking industry rejects, above all, the introduction of a pre-pack procedure and a simplified liquidation procedure for micro-entities, which is intended in the light of an improvement of the Capital Markets Union.

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Comments on the proposal for a Directive for the further harmonisation of insolvency law

In April 2021, the European Commission presented its proposal for regulating artificial intelligence (AI). This proposal is also crucially important to the German economy.

Position Paper on the EU Regulatory Framework for Artificial Intelligence

Tobias Tenner, Head of Digitalisation, emphasizes the necessary balance between all involved parties.

Open Finance Framework: focus on financial data creates imbalance

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine marks a political turning point which will have a visible impact on the economy and financial markets in Europe.

Putin’s war: consequences for Europe

The German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) has contributed to the public consultation and the call for evidence by the European Commission.

Comment on the review of the Mortgage Credit Directive

The Association of German Banks believes the first step should be to establish a European legal framework that enables data to be exchanged across different businesses and industries and that takes a differentiated approach.

Data economy – we need a new cross-sector data framework

The fight against money laundering and terrorist financing is a top priority on the political agenda.

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