1Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/809 of 30 March 2026 on the appointment of the Chairperson of the European Banking Authority (EBA)

Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/809 of 30 March 2026 on the appointment of the Chairperson of the European Banking Authority (EBA) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to 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 OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 12, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2010/1093/oj. , and in particular Article 48(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority, Whereas: (1) Following his resignation on 15 September 2025, the mandate of Mr José Manuel CAMPA as Chairperson of the European Banking Authority (EBA) ended on 31 January 2026. (2) Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 provides that the Chairperson of the EBA (the Chairperson) is to be selected on the basis of merit, skills, knowledge of financial institutions and markets, and of experience relevant to financial supervision and regulation, following an open selection procedure which respects the principle of gender balance and is published in the Official Journal of the European Union. That Regulation further provides that the Board of Supervisors of the EBA is to draw up a shortlist of qualified candidates, with the assistance of the Commission. Based on that shortlist, the Council is to adopt a decision to appoint the Chairperson, after confirmation by the European Parliament. The Chairperson’s term of office is to be five years and can be extended once. (3) On 18 December 2025, the EBA submitted to the Council a shortlist of two candidates for the position of Chairperson. (4) On 14 January 2026, the two shortlisted candidates for the position of Chairperson were interviewed by the Presidency of the Council on behalf of the Member States. On 4 February 2026, the Council selected Mr François-Louis MICHAUD among the two candidates and notified the European Parliament accordingly, requesting its confirmation. The European Parliament provided its confirmation on 10 March 2026. (5) Mr François-Louis MICHAUD should therefore be appointed as Chairperson of the EBA for a period of five years from 16 April 2026, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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Mr François-Louis MICHAUD is hereby appointed as Chairperson of the European Banking Authority for a period of five years from 16 April 2026.

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This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 30 March 2026. For the Council The President M. Panayiotou