Text · Plenary report
On the proposal for the appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority
Report A-10-2026-0222 · N10-0031/2026 – C100192/2026 – 2026/0901(NLE)
- Kind
- Plenary report A-10-2026-0222
- Date
- 3 September 2026
- Committee
- Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
- Rapporteur
- Aurore Lalucq
- Dossier
- 2026/0901(NLE)
More facts (4)
- Voted
- 15 Sept 2026 Appointment approved 554 for, 33 against, 44 abstained
- Formats
- Official page PDF Word
- Subject matter
- INST
- Reference
- N10-0031/2026 – C100192/2026 – 2026/0901(NLE)
In short
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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. The Board of Supervisors proposed him on 21 July 2026 after an open selection procedure, under Article 51(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010. The current Executive Director's term ended on 30 March 2026, and the committee held a hearing with the candidate on 2 September 2026.
Position. The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs approves the appointment of Thomas Gstädtner as Executive Director of the European Banking Authority, following its hearing with him.
Key points
- Parliament approves the appointment of Thomas Gstädtner as Executive Director of the European Banking Authority.
- The appointment is for a term of office of five years.
- The Board of Supervisors proposed the appointment on 21 July 2026 following an open selection procedure.
- The proposal was made under Article 51(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010.
- The term of office of the current Executive Director ended on 30 March 2026.
- The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs held a hearing with Thomas Gstädtner on 2 September 2026, where he made an opening statement and answered questions.
- The report was drawn up under Parliament's powers in Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, in particular Article 51, and the committee's procedures for appointments to regulatory and supervisory bodies.
Who is affected
- Thomas Gstädtner: approved as Executive Director of the European Banking Authority for five years.
- European Banking Authority: its next Executive Director is approved by Parliament.
Figures and deadlines
- 30 March 2026: end of the current Executive Director's term of office.
- 21 July 2026: date the Board of Supervisors proposed the appointment.
- five years: term of office of the proposed Executive Director.
- 2 September 2026: date of the committee hearing with the candidate.
Legal basis. Article 51(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority).
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Proposal for a european parliament decision
–having regard to the proposal of the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority of 21 July 2026 (C100192/2026),
–having regard to Article 51(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/78/EC,
–having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2019 on gender balance in EU economic and monetary affairs nominations,
– having regard to its resolution of 16 January 2020 on institutions and bodies of the Economic and Monetary Union: preventing post-public employment conflicts of interest,
A.whereas the term of office of the current Executive Director of the European Banking Authority ended on 30 March 2026;
B.whereas, on 21 July 2026, the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority, following an open selection procedure, proposed to appoint Thomas Gstädtner as Executive Director for a term of office of five years, in accordance with Article 51(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010;
C.whereas, on 2 September 2026, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs held a hearing with Thomas Gstädtner, at which he made an opening statement and then responded to questions from the members of the Committee;
1.Approves the appointment of Thomas Gstädtner as Executive Director of the European Banking Authority;
Back matter, 3
Parts that accompany the text rather than belong to it: explanatory statement, annexes, opinions appended by other committees. Collapsed.
Explanatory statement 1 block
This report has been drawn up following the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs' exercise of the powers granted to Parliament under Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, in particular Article 51 thereof, and following the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs' established procedures in the matter of appointments to regulatory and supervisory bodies in the economic and financial domain.
Annex: declaration of input 1 block
The rapporteur declares under her exclusive responsibility that she did not include in her report input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.
Connections
The dossier, the decisions on this text and its other versions.
Its dossier
- Dossier Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority 2026/0901(NLE) · Non-legislative procedure 15 Sept 2026 Appointment approved
Decisions on this text
- Decision Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority Resolution · committee report 15 Sept 2026 Appointment approved
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European Parliament (2026). “REPORT on the proposal for the appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority”. Text, 15 September 2026. docId A-10-2026-0222, reference A10-0222/2026, procId 2026-0901. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2026-0222 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: The text on the European Parliament’s website, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-10-2026-0222_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/A-10-2026-0222 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{REPORT on the proposal for the appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-15},
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urldate = {2026-09-25},
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note = {Text. docId A-10-2026-0222, reference A10-0222/2026, procId 2026-0901. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-10-2026-0222\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
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