European Banking Federation
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2026 | Bernardus Zuijdendorp Head of Unit | Joint EBF-AFME letter on new Spanish reporting requirements | SRC |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Patricia Reilly Cabinet member | Exchange of views on the EU banking framework | SRC |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Reinhard Biebel Head of Unit | Joint EBF-AFME letter on new Spanish reporting requirements | SRC |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Reinhard Biebel Head of Unit | Joint EBF-AFME letter on new Spanish reporting requirements | — |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Patricia Reilly Cabinet member | Exchange of views on the EU banking framework | — |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Bernardus Zuijdendorp Head of Unit | Joint EBF-AFME letter on new Spanish reporting requirements | — |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Maria Raffaella Assetta Head of Unit | Meeting between the European Commission and EU financial services industry associations in advance of the EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum on 11th March 2026 | — |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Maria Raffaella Assetta Head of Unit | Meeting between the European Commission and EU financial services industry associations in advance of the EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum on 11th March 2026 | SRC |
| 06 Feb 2026 | Maria Raffaella Assetta Head of Unit | Exchange with the EBF International Affairs Steering Group on recent developments in the Commission’s international affairs work and EBF members' views on topics of interest | SRC |
| 06 Feb 2026 | Maria Raffaella Assetta Head of Unit | Exchange with the EBF International Affairs Steering Group on recent developments in the Commission’s international affairs work and EBF members' views on topics of interest | — |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Andrea Beltramello Head of Unit | Savings and Investments Union (SIU) and Market Integration Package (MIP) | — |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Andrea Beltramello Head of Unit | Savings and Investments Union (SIU) and Market Integration Package (MIP) | SRC |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Maria Raffaella Assetta Head of Unit | EU financial services industry associations debrief on EU-US Financial Regulatory Forum | — |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Maria Raffaella Assetta Head of Unit | EU financial services industry associations debrief on EU-US Financial Regulatory Forum | SRC |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Sven Gentner Head of Unit | EBF views on revised ESRS and on future voluntary standard | SRC |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Sven Gentner Head of Unit | EBF views on revised ESRS and on future voluntary standard | — |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Maria Luís Albuquerque Commissioner | Policy developments concerning the banking sector | SRC |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Larisa Dragomir Cabinet member | Policy developments concerning the banking sector | SRC |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Larisa Dragomir Cabinet member | Policy developments concerning the banking sector | — |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Almoro Rubin De Cervin Head of Unit | Prudential treatment of banks’ exposures to crypto-assets | — |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Almoro Rubin De Cervin Head of Unit | Prudential treatment of banks’ exposures to crypto-assets | SRC |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Eric Ducoulombier Acting Director | Commission’s priorities and potential initiatives in the area of retail financial services. | — |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Eric Ducoulombier Acting Director | Commission’s priorities and potential initiatives in the area of retail financial services. | SRC |
| 09 Oct 2025 | Eric Ducoulombier Acting Director | Implementation of two obligations for payment service providers under the Instant Payments Regulation | — |
| 09 Oct 2025 | Eric Ducoulombier Acting Director | Implementation of two obligations for payment service providers under the Instant Payments Regulation | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The EBF is the voice of the European banking sector, bringing together national banking associations from 45 countries. The EBF is committed to a thriving European economy that is underpinned by a stable, secure and inclusive financial ecosystem, and to a flourishing society where financing is available to fund the dreams of citizens, businesses and innovators everywhere.
EU Legislative Interests
EBF namely works on issues such as: a) Banking regulation and supervision incl. prudential standards, recovery and resolution, deposit guarantee schemes b) Digital issues incl. digital single market issues, cyber security, data protection, cloud computing, Artificial Intelligence, etc. c) Financial markets, incl. financial markets regulation & Capital Markets Union, prospectus, transparency, market abuse, derivatives and clearing and settlement. d) Taxation and accounting issues f) Sustainable finance The EBF is also actively involved on retail banking issues, such as bank accounts, payments, financial education anti-money laundering issues. It also works on international affairs, general legal issues - such as corporate governance matters - and on social affairs. The EBF also discusses economic and monetary issues and has a regular exchange of views with the European Central Bank on monetary policy.
Communication Activities
https://www.ebf.eu/priorities
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
In addition to the information provided above, the EBF is a member of: European Banking Industry Committee (EBIC) European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI) European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) European League for Economic Cooperation (ELEC) European Payments Council (EPC) European Services Forum (ESF) EU-US Coalition on Financial Regulation Federation of European & International Association (FAIB) International Banking Federation (IBFed) International Fiscal Association (IFA) Institut Experts Comptables (IEC) Institute of International Bankers (IIB) International Securities Services Associations (ISSA) Prime Collateral Securities Initiative (PCS) European Banking Forum (EBEC)
Organisation Members
http://www.ebf.eu/about-us/
Connected Legislation