Decision
Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority
- Effect
- Appointment approved
- Result
- 554 for · 33 against · 44 abstained counted electronically, no names
- Date
- 15 September 2026
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2026/0901(NLE)
- Source
- Committee report
- Topics
- EU institutions & ParliamentEconomy & single market Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 0 roll calls
- Sitting
- Tuesday 15 September 2026
- Final vote
- 195837
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 554 for, 33 against, 44 abstained (counted electronically, no names).
Appointment approved by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament approved the appointment.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor NEGRESCU Romania | S&D | Speeches1 | 15 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appointment of thomas gstädtner Final vote Appointment of Thomas Gstädtner | Counted | 554 for, 33 against, 44 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament considered the appointment of Thomas Gstädtner as Executive Director of the European Banking Authority, following a proposal from the Authority's Board of Supervisors and a hearing in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.
Parliament adopted the decision, meaning it approves the appointment as its official position.
Parliament instructs its President to forward the decision to the Council, the Commission, the European Banking Authority and the governments of the member states.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's committee report proposes a decision approving the appointment of Thomas Gstädtner as Executive Director of the European Banking Authority for a term of five years.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2026/0901(NLE) · Non-legislative procedure
Parliament approved the text on 15 September 2026. The Council takes the final decision.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 14 September 2026 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 2 September 2026 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 3 September 2026 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 15 September 2026 (done)
- Adopted by the Council (to come)
Lead committee: ECON · Author: Aurore LALUCQ (S&D)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 9 connections: Running issue: Banking Union · Other decisions of the part-session on ECON dossiers
Running issue: Banking Union
- Issue Banking Union Running issue · EU initiative 15 Sept 2026
- Decision Banking Union – annual report 2025 Resolution · report by Evelyn Regner 30 Apr 2026 Adopted
- Decision Early intervention measures, conditions for resolution and financing of resolution action (BRRD3) New EU law · committee report 26 Mar 2026 Approved without a vote
- Decision Amending Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 as regards early intervention measures, conditions for resolution and funding of resolution action New EU law · committee report 26 Mar 2026 Approved without a vote
- Decision Scope of deposit protection, use of deposit guarantee schemes funds, cross-border cooperation, and transparency (DGSD2) New EU law · committee report 26 Mar 2026 Approved without a vote
- Decision Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Banking Authority Other decision 10 Mar 2026 Appointment approved
Other decisions of the part-session on ECON dossiers
- Decision Global role of the euro Resolution · report by Rasmus Andresen 15 Sept 2026 Adopted
- Decision Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority Resolution · committee report 15 Sept 2026 Appointment approved
- Decision EU-UK Agreement regarding cooperation on the application of their respective competition laws International agreement · report by Eero Heinäluoma 16 Sept 2026 Consent given
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority”. Decision, 15 September 2026. votingId 195837, document A-10-2026-0222, reference 2026/0901(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-15/14 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 15 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-15-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-15, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-09-15/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-09-15-14,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-15},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-15/14}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-15/14},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 195837, document A-10-2026-0222, reference 2026/0901(NLE). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-15-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-15 (CC BY 4.0)}
}