Banking Union

  • SRB Business Reorganisation Plan Analysis Report: No New Requirements

    On 30 July 2026 the Single Resolution Board published a renewed Operational Guidance on the Business Reorganisation Plan Analysis Report, together with a complementary quantitative template and a feedback statement closing the public consultation that ran from 3 February to 30 March 2026. The SRB is explicit on one point that shapes how reporting and…

  • SRB MREL Dashboard H2 2025: Year-End Resolution Benchmarks

    On 20 July 2026 the Single Resolution Board published its MREL Dashboard for the second half of 2025, and the SRB MREL dashboard reads as continuity. Resolution entities across the Banking Union carried an average final MREL target of 27.8% of their Total Risk Exposure Amount (TREA), including the Combined Buffer Requirement, and the aggregate…

  • EU Banking Competitiveness Communication: The Q1 2027 Reform Roadmap

    On 17 July 2026 the European Commission published its Communication on the Competitiveness of the Banking Sector and the Single Market in Banking, filed as COM(2026) 615 final with an accompanying Staff Working Document, SWD(2026) 615 final. It changes no reporting obligation the day it lands. What it does is set out the shape of…

  • SRB Resolution Planning: Simpler Procedures, Same MREL Bar

    On 15 July 2026 the SRB Chair told the European Parliament’s ECON Committee that the Single Resolution Board is simplifying resolution planning wherever its mandate allows, and drew a firm line around what simplification will and will not touch. For teams that run SRB resolution planning, the speech matters as a direction of travel: the…