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Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority
Document TA-10-2026-0285 · P10_TA(2026)0285 · PE791.892
- Kind
- Adopted text TA-10-2026-0285
- Date
- 15 September 2026
- Dossier
- 2026/0901(NLE)
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- Voted
- 15 Sept 2026 (adopted text) Appointment approved 554 for, 33 against, 44 abstained
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Parliament approves 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, and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs held a hearing with him on 2 September 2026. The term of office of the current Executive Director ended on 30 March 2026.
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 of the European Banking Authority proposed the appointment on 21 July 2026, following an open selection procedure.
- The proposal was made in accordance with 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 from members.
Who is affected
- Thomas Gstädtner: appointed as Executive Director of the European Banking Authority for five years.
- European Banking Authority: its Executive Director post is filled by the approved appointment.
Figures and deadlines
- five years — the term of office of the Executive Director proposed by the Board of Supervisors.
- 30 March 2026 — the date the term of office of the current Executive Director ended.
- 21 July 2026 — the date the Board of Supervisors proposed the appointment.
- 2 September 2026 — the date the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs held a hearing with Thomas Gstädtner.
Legal basis. Article 51(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority).
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European Parliament decision of 15 September 2026 on the proposal for the appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority (N10-0031/2026 – C10-0192/2026 – 2026/0901(NLE))
–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;
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- 25 September 2026
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European Parliament (2026). “Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority”. Text, 15 September 2026. docId TA-10-2026-0285, reference TA10-0285/2026. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/TA-10-2026-0285 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: The text on the European Parliament’s website, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-10-2026-0285_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/TA-10-2026-0285 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
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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/texts/TA-10-2026-0285}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/TA-10-2026-0285},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. docId TA-10-2026-0285, reference TA10-0285/2026. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-10-2026-0285\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
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