European Association of Co-operative Banks
EACB
The European Association of Co-operative Banks (EACB) represents, promotes and defends the common interests of its 27 member institutions and of cooperative banks, with regard to banking as well as to co-operative legislation.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Malgorzata Nikowska (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)
12 Nov 2025 · Initial Exchange and Identification of Common Themes with EACB
Meeting with Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)
14 Oct 2025 · Nature Credits
Meeting with Eric Ducoulombier (Acting Director Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union) and
9 Oct 2025 · Implementation of two obligations for payment service providers under the Instant Payments Regulation
Meeting with Eric Ducoulombier (Acting Director Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)
9 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views on the proposal for a Regulation on a framework for Financial Data Access (FIDA), digital euro, retail investment strategy (RIS) and the omnibus proposal.
Response to Communication on a Strategy for a European Data Union
18 Jul 2025
Meeting with Pawel Wisniewski (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen)
14 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views on the role of cooperative banks in agricultural financing
Meeting with Markus Ferber (Member of the European Parliament)
11 Jun 2025 · Digital euro
Meeting with Maria Luís Albuquerque (Commissioner) and
11 Jun 2025 · Exchange on regulatory files
Response to Apply AI Strategy: strengthening the AI continent
4 Jun 2025
Meeting with Marco Falcone (Member of the European Parliament)
27 May 2025 · Politiche abitative
Meeting with Mattias Levin (Acting Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)
14 May 2025 · Financial data access framework (FIDA)
Meeting with Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis) and
22 Apr 2025 · FIDA
Response to Amendments to Taxonomy Delegated Acts
26 Mar 2025
Meeting with Michalis Hadjipantela (Member of the European Parliament)
21 Mar 2025 · Introductory Meeting
Response to Savings and Investments Union
3 Mar 2025
Meeting with Larisa Dragomir (Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque)
20 Feb 2025 · Meeting with the European Association of Co-operative Banks on regulatory developments
Meeting with Markus Ferber (Member of the European Parliament)
19 Feb 2025 · Competitiveness and simplification agenda
Meeting with Bruno Gonçalves (Member of the European Parliament)
19 Feb 2025 · ECON policies
Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)
17 Feb 2025 · To promote the SIU, the EACB proposes simplified reporting requirements, and a simple, low-risk investment product. They propose no entrance fees to encourage more people to start investing and support a review of the securitisation framework.
Meeting with Elena Arveras (Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque)
11 Feb 2025 · SF and Sustainability Omnibus
Meeting with John Berrigan (Director-General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)
13 Nov 2024 · outlook for 2025 and prospective priorities
Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
18 Oct 2024 · Draghi and Letta reports
Meeting with Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
11 Oct 2024 · Retail Investment Strategy
Meeting with Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
8 Jul 2024 · sustainable finance, digital finance, co-operative banks
Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
25 Apr 2024 · CMU, Competitiveness
Meeting with Esther De Lange (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)
20 Mar 2024 · An open discussion on the new business models for farmers on a transition to a more sustainable agriculture and the role cooperative banks can play in the financing needs of the farming sector
Meeting with Peter Van Kemseke (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
22 Jan 2024 · AGRI Dialogue
Meeting with Stefan Berger (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
9 Jan 2024 · Digital
Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
19 Sept 2023 · Anti-money laundering
Response to Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes
18 Sept 2023
Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and
18 Jul 2023 · Distribution of Retail financial products
Meeting with Paul Tang (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
24 May 2023 · Staff Level: 6th Anti-money Laundering Directive
Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
27 Apr 2023 · digital Euro
Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and
28 Mar 2023 · Round-Table on Digital Euro (with EVP Dombrovskis and DG FISMA)
Meeting with John Berrigan (Director-General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)
15 Mar 2023 · EU economy and Basel reforms
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
7 Nov 2022 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Meeting with John Berrigan (Director-General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)
12 Sept 2022 · CMDI
Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and
19 Jul 2022 · Banking Union, Banking Package and Digital Euro.
Meeting with Alin Mituța (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
8 Jul 2022 · Data Act
Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
7 Jul 2022 · Banking regulation
Meeting with Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
30 May 2022 · AMLR
Meeting with Gilles Boyer (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Banking Payments Federation Ireland
12 May 2022 · CRR (staff)
Meeting with Pedro Marques (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
8 Mar 2022 · AMLA
Meeting with Antoine Colombani (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and Rabobank
22 Sept 2021 · Capital requirements and green transition
Meeting with John Berrigan (Director-General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)
3 Sept 2021 · Basel III
Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
18 Jun 2021 · Banking Union, CMU Basel III Digital finance Sustainable Finance
Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
13 Apr 2021 · Basel 111 Corporate Management Covid-19 & EU response Banking Union
Response to Initiative on instant payments in the EU
7 Apr 2021
Meeting with Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)
16 Mar 2021 · Preparation of Commissioner McGuinness at EACB Board Meeting
Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President) and
28 May 2020 · COVID-19 relief measures
Meeting with Jérome Deslandes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
14 May 2020 · Roundtables with Stakeholders; Capital Requirements Regulation
Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President) and
15 Nov 2018 · Implementation of PDS2, Benchmark Regulation, Banking Package
Meeting with Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
23 Apr 2018 · ESAs review - Sustainable Finance
Meeting with Olivier Guersent (Director-General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)
4 Oct 2016 · Review of Basel 3, CRR review, Leverage ratio, EDIS
Meeting with Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)
21 Jun 2016 · SMEs, Proportionality, Basel, MREL and TLAC, EDIS, PRIIPs
Meeting with Lee Foulger (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
7 May 2015 · Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II/Basel
Meeting with Nathalie De Basaldua Lemarchand (Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill)
14 Jan 2015 · Introductory Meeting