Związek Banków Polskich
Budget
€300 — €0
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
6
3.25 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Self-government organisation of banks, established in 1991, founded on the basis of the Polish Chambers of Commerce Act. Membership in the ZBP is voluntary and open for all banks established under the Polish law as well as for credit institutions branches and foreign banks branches operating in Poland. The statutory tasks of the Association include: - Representing interests of member banks, inter alia with respect to legal regulations related to banking - Delegating representatives to participate in the work of banking operations advisory and evaluating bodies - Participating in legislative work of legislatory commissions of the Sejm (the Parliament lower chamber) and the Senate - Cooperating with the National Bank of Poland, the government and the competent ministries in the area of operation of legal regulations applicable to the Polish banking system - Organising the exchange of information between banks - Promoting of the banking sector and financial services
EU Legislative Interests
The Polish Bank Association activity focuses on several current priorities of the European Commission like the Investment Plan or Capital Market Union and in continuation of work in following projects: CRR/CRD, SSM, PSR/PSD3, MiFIR/MiFID II, CCD2, CMDI, RIS, FIDA. but also in emerging main topics such as Sustainable Finance, development of digital market and cyber security. Moreover, we are interested in legislative processes related to retail financial services.
Communication Activities
Consultations among Members (Banks) on the Investment Plan, SIU and well known legislative proposals like CRR/CRD, SSM, PSR/PSD3, MiFIR/MiFID II, CCD2, CMDI, RIS, FIDA. The ZBP organises conferences and meetings devoted to these subjects. There is also a special unit within the Association - The National Contact Point for Financial Instruments of the EU Programmes for external partners.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Member of: - the European Banking Federation (www.ebf.eu) - ICC Polska (www.iccpolska.pl) - International Association of Banking Security (globalibsa.org/) - European Payments Council (www.europeanpaymentscouncil.eu/)
Organisation Members
List of Polish Bank Association members can be found here: https://zbp.pl/o-zbp/czlonkowie/dane-teleadresowe List of Polish Bank Association affiliated entities can be found here: https://zbp.pl/o-zbp/czlonkowie/podmioty-stowarzyszone The Representation Office in Brussels of the Polish Bank Association also represents the interests of the Romanian Association of Banks (https://www.arb.ro/en/) and the Hungarian Banking Association (https://www.bankszovetseg.hu/?lang=en) on the basis of the bilateral cooperation agreements.
Additional Information
A subvention from The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (ca PLN 1.000.000) is dedicated to the National Contact Point for Financial Instruments of the EU Programs for the sole purpose of EU instruments promotion for entrepreneurs in financial and non-financial sectors - not for the Association's tasks. Ca. one fifth of the ZBP income comes from the members fees. The other part is from the economic activities related to the implementation of statutory aims.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.