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ECB Launches Task Force to Simplify Regulation

ECB Launches Task Force to Simplify Regulation

by Starling Insights

Starling Insights Editorial Board

Apr 30, 2025

Observations

The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched a new task force — led by a number of central bank governors — to explore how Europe's banking regulations can be simplified, as reported by Bloomberg.

The initiative reflects deepening anxiety that European lenders are falling behind global rivals in profitability and market valuation, particularly as the US and UK push aggressive deregulatory agendas. However, officials within the ECB's Supervisory Board have stood firm against deregulatory pressures, taking a substantially more measured approach to simplification than their counterparts abroad.

Some fear that a drive toward "simplification" could be captured by political forces eager to ease rules in pursuit of growth. With details on the task force's scope still emerging, it remains unclear whether the group will limit itself to procedural efficiencies or pursue broader reforms to the EU's banking framework.

As jurisdictions elsewhere rush to relax financial rules, the ECB faces a delicate balancing act: how to foster competitiveness without sacrificing the resilience that Europe's post-Financial Crisis regime has created.

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