Implementation dialogue on banking integration and competitiveness

Under the 2025 Communication on simpler and faster europe and the mission letters from President Von der Leyen, each Commissioner is required to host at least two implementation dialogues a year with stakeholders. Implementation dialogues are a new consultation tool focused on ensuring that policy objectives in a particular area are achieved in a way that minimises compliance burden.

Given the importance of banks in the EU financial system and in the financing of the EU economy, Executive Vice-President Séjourné and Commissioner Albuquerque will host a second implementation dialogue to focus on “banking integration and competitiveness”. The implementation dialogue will seek concrete feedback from participants on the regulatory barriers which hold back further integration of the EU banking market, including the implementation of the EU and national rules. It will also explore how further integration could contribute to the simplification of the banking regulatory frameworks and how the banking sector can better support the EU economy. The conclusion of the dialogue would feed into a report assessing the overall situation of the banking system in the single market, including the evaluation of the banking sector’s competitiveness, announced in the savings and investments union (SIU) communication and planned for 2026.

Programme

The event will consist of two sessions

1. assessing progress in banking integration and competitiveness and identifying obstacles towards these objectives
2. finding practical solutions to advance banking integration, enhance the competitiveness of EU banks, and ensure they can effectively support the EU economy

Registration

Please note that this event is by invitation only and not open for registration.

The invitation is strictly personal and non‑transferrable.