European Savings and Retail Banking Group

ESBG

The European Savings and Retail Banking Group (ESBG) is a European banking association that represents the economic interests of its members vis-à-vis the EU Institutions, with a specific focus on retail banking issues.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Ralf Seekatz (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

12 Nov 2025 · Verbriefung

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 Mattias Levin (Acting Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

9 Oct 2025 · FIDA, simplification, AI in financial services

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament) and

2 Oct 2025 · EU Omnibus I

Meeting with Maria Luís Albuquerque (Commissioner) and

3 Sept 2025 · Exchange on developments in banking regulation

Meeting with Ugo Bassi (Director Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union) and

2 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views on prudential regulation in banking

Meeting with Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis) and

22 Apr 2025 · FIDA

Meeting with Markus Ferber (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Apr 2025 · Savings and Investments Union

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Mar 2025 · Sustainability Omnibus

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

6 Mar 2025 · Omnibus I

Meeting with Didier Millerot (Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union) and

16 Jan 2025 · Upcoming topics in sustainable finance

Meeting with Jonás Fernández (Member of the European Parliament) and DuPont de Nemours International SARL

10 Dec 2024 · Economic priorities

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · Exchange on CSDD and CSRD

Meeting with Enikő Győri (Member of the European Parliament) and FTI Consulting Belgium

25 Jul 2024 · financial services and banking sector

Meeting with Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union)

21 Feb 2024 · Physical meeting - Discussion covering various tax issues in relation to the financial sector

Meeting with Florian Denis (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness) and

21 Feb 2024 · important files until end of mandate: CMDI, RIS, digital euro, PSR/PSD

Meeting with Isabella Tovaglieri (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

13 Dec 2023 · EPBD

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and

18 Jul 2023 · Distribution of Retail financial products

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)

27 Apr 2023 · Digital Euro; Retail Investment Strategy

Meeting with Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Apr 2023 · Retail investment strategy, Euro numérique

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and

28 Mar 2023 · Round-Table on Digital Euro (with EVP Dombrovskis and DG FISMA)

Meeting with Gilles Boyer (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

23 Nov 2022 · CRR3 (staff)

Meeting with Marc Angel (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Jun 2022 · Banking Union

Meeting with Paul Tang (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

14 Jun 2022 · Meeting on Anti-Money Laundering Package

Meeting with Gilles Boyer (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

22 Mar 2022 · CRR

Meeting with Ismail Ertug (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

8 Mar 2022 · AFIR

Meeting with Florian Denis (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

10 Jan 2022 · MiFID, retail investment strategy

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)

3 May 2021 · Financial Education.

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President) and

28 May 2020 · COVID-19 relief measures

Meeting with Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

28 Jun 2018 · ESBG Retail Banking Lunch

Meeting with Olivier Guersent (Director-General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

26 Apr 2018 · Banking package, ESAs review

Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

27 Nov 2017 · Digital Single Market; Consumer protection

Meeting with Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

8 Nov 2017 · Risk Reduction Measures Package

Response to Revision of the EU SME Definition

5 Jul 2017

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President) and

27 Feb 2017 · Sustainable Finance, Fintech, CMU

Meeting with Lee Foulger (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

31 Mar 2016 · Capital Markets Union

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner) and CaixaBank, S.A.

16 Mar 2016 · The future of natural gas in the EU, the financing of energy efficiency projects and the development of microbanking to finance investment projects of the immigrant population.

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

29 Feb 2016 · Digitisation of financial services

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

26 Jan 2016 · Digital issues in the financial sector

Meeting with Lee Foulger (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

6 Jul 2015 · Capital Markets Union/Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II

Meeting with Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)

25 Jun 2015 · Financial Services Policy

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President) and

19 Mar 2015 · Keynote speech at the ESBG Retail Banking conference

Meeting with Matthew Baldwin (Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill)

29 Jan 2015 · Financial Policy