Banking Union: Bank Resolution as Hot Topic

Politics ♦ Published: December 17, 2013; 13:21 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Finance Ministers of the Eurogroup countries are discussing the future of the banking union in Brussels today.

Banking Union: Bank Resolution as Hot Topic / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The timetable for the banking union is very ambitious. The bank supervision system and the common winding-up mechanism are already resolved. After the Finance Ministers have found a compromise on the first and the second pillar of the banking union, they will discuss the final finish. The third pillar, which consists of a the common bank resolution fund, is not cleared yet.

The…