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.

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

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

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

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

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