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As we enter 2026, it has become increasingly clear that EU financial regulation is no longer evolving in isolation. Instead, it is increasingly evident that the global financial system is no longer adjusting to temporary disruption but is instead operating within a structurally altered geopolitical, economic and regulatory environment.

Originating loans to German borrowers requires a licence under German law, a European passport or an exemption from German licence rules. No licence is required if a lender acquires fully drawn...

On 17 February 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) imposed a total fine of EUR 1,374,000 on REGIS-TR S.A. for seven infringements under Regulation...

Central banks provide credit funding to financial institutions on specific legal terms and in return for receiving eligible collateralization as security against that funding. In the Eurozone...

On 8 October 2024, the Council of the EU, formally adopted the EU's Listing Act packageShow Footnote. The package, which is a key priority of the EU's Capital Markets Union (CMU), seeks to make EU public capital markets...

On 17 March 2026, SCHUFA Holding AG (SCHUFA) – Germany's largest and most influential credit reference agency (CRA) – implemented a comprehensive reform of its scoring methodology...

On 3 November 2025, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a consultation paper setting out draft guidelines on the authorisation of third country branches (hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines).

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On March 14, 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published1 its Annual Report on the Convergence of Supervisory Practices in the EU (the Convergence Report).

The European Central Bank (ECB), acting at the head of the Banking Union's Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), has had a dedicated focus on digital transformation amongst Banking Union supervised institutions (BUSIs).

The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) published its Annual Report on its activities in 2024 (the Report) in July 2025. The Report assesses the impact of external shocks—including heightened geopolitical tensions...

The European Union's General Court has ruled that informal supervisory communications from the European Central Bank can constitute legally challengeable acts, even when transmitted via email...

Introduction – EBA's Constructive Appraisal of the EU Covered Bond Framework and the Growing EU Covered Bond Market, including the promise... of an Equivalence Regime

EBA publishes report on exemption of third country entities from the requirement to set up a branch for the provision of banking services to EU financial sector entities...

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The EU's Market in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) became fully operational as of 30 December 2024. As explored in PwC Legal's EU RegCORE' series covering developments across...

On 17 August 2022 the European Central Bank (ECB) acting in its role at the head of the Banking Union's Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) published an article...