login
login
Image header Agence Europe
Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13473
Contents Publication in full By article 3 / 22
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Banks

Claudia Buch warns against any delay in applying ‘Basel III’ package in EU

On Monday 2 September, the Chair of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) at the ECB, Claudia Buch, warned against any delay in the European Union in implementing the ‘Basel III’ package strengthening banking prudential requirements, including the provisions relating to the market activities of investment banks (‘FRTB’), the application of which is expected to be postponed by one year, to January 2026 (see EUROPE B13460A9).

“It is crucial that [the Basel III package] is...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: all Member States have nominated their candidate for future European College of Commissioners
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Court of Auditors points to slow use of funds from EU’s post-Covid-19 recovery plan
BANKS: Claudia Buch warns against any delay in applying ‘Basel III’ package in EU
COMPANIES: Emmanuel Faber ensures that ISSB includes small and medium-sized enterprises in value chain
STATE AID: European Commission approves extension of Polish liquidation scheme for credit unions
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: European Commission supports a Europe-wide campaign to attract nurses
HOME AFFAIRS: online child sexual abuse material, Hungarian Presidency of EU Council to relaunch discussions with Member States on 4 September
REGIONS: Ursula von der Leyen assesses progress made in Slovenia after floods of 2023
DIGITAL: Emmanuel Macron warns Europe must “catch up” in field of artificial intelligence
EXTERNAL ACTION
SERBIA/KOSOVO: renewed tensions between Belgrade and Pristina, EU deplores unstable situation
CHINA: EU calls for de-escalation of tensions in South China Sea
GULF: EU wants to strengthen cooperation with Gulf States
SRI LANKA: EU deploys an election observation mission ahead of presidential election at end of September
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Disability Forum urges Commission to combat poverty, which affects 28% of people with disabilities in EU
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: two years after UN assessment report, EU remains concerned about human rights violations in Xinjiang
ENERGY: Wopke Hoekstra suggests non-price criteria for new European Hydrogen Bank auction
MERCOSUR: several farming organisations regret that discussions on EU/Mercosur trade agreement are continuing
FISHERIES: European Commission is preparing to negotiate a new EU/Cook Islands fisheries protocol
MIDDLE EAST: after discovery of six dead Israeli hostages, Josep Borrell calls for ceasefire in Gaza
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: European Commission launches two new calls for evidence on telecoms financing
UKRAINE: EU funds opening of “community resilience” centre in Nizhyn
Kiosk
Kiosk: No. 112