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Press release
13th of February 2025

EU Open Finance Plans

No withdrawal now – instead a careful review and substantial improvements?

The German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) calls for a comprehensive and careful review of the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on a Framework for Financial Data Access (FiDA).

Press release
12th of February 2025

EU needs to prioritise competitiveness

The European Commission presented its work program for this year today. “The thrust of reducing excessive bureaucracy is exactly right, because Europe must become more competitive,” says Heiner Herkenhoff, CEO of the German Bankers Association.

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Position paper
5th of March 2026

Shareholder Rights Directive III

Position paper on Chapter Ia

The European Commission work programme for 2026 includes a plan to evaluate the Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD). The key to success is a targeted revision of Chapter Ia SRD II and the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1212 (Implementing Regulation).

 
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Position paper
10th of February 2026

A competitive banking sector – Europe in action

The paper describes how banks act as a source of financing for the real economy and transformation—and why a competitive, risk-adequate regulatory framework is essential for this.

The Association of German Banks in numbers

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Employees work for the Association of German Banks.

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locations. We work in Berlin, Brussels and Frankfurt/Main.

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members are part of our association, mainly private banks operating in Germany.

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Fintechs are among our members.