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The fine line between competitiveness and financial stability

It’s time to reassess Europe’s banking regulations

Dr. Hilmar Zettler, Head of Banking Supervision and Deposit Protection at the German Banking Association, explains in this article the current state of regulation in the European banking sector.

Positions

Aktionärsrechterichtlinie
Position paper

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).

 
EU-Gebäude in Brüssel
Position paper

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

180

Employees work for the Association of German Banks.

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

171

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

21

Fintechs are among our members.