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On 6 February 2026, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ), Commission Delegated Regulation 2026/305 of 29 October 2025 supplementing the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) with regard to regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying the operational conditions, the representativeness obligation and the reporting requirements related

On 4 February 2026, the EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) published its Single Programming Document for 2026-2028. The document is AMLA’s first multi-year plan, setting out priorities and timelines as it moves to delivery.

Among other things in 2026 AMLA will finalise the risk analysis and selection methodology which defines how obliged

On 4 February 2026, the European Commission issued for consultation a draft Implementing Regulation supplementing the Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) by establishing a list of spot foreign exchange benchmarks exempt from its application.

The spot foreign exchange rate benchmarks listed in the Annex to the draft Implementing Regulation are designated as spot foreign exchange

On 30 January 2026, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/264 (the Amending Regulation), which contains amendments to regulatory technical standards (RTS) supplementing the Benchmarks Regulation ((EU) 2016/1011) (BMR) on third country administrator recognition applications, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (the OJ).

The Amending Regulation makes

On 28 January 20206, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a webpage with the official translations of its guidelines setting out the criteria to assess knowledge and competence under the Regulation on markets in cryptoassets ((EU) 2023/1114) (MiCA), the final report on which was published in July 2025.

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On 29 January 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a consultation on draft amendments to its guidelines (EBA/GL/2020/13) on the appropriate subsets of sectoral exposures to which competent or designated authorities may apply a systemic risk buffer, with the aim of addressing systemic risks stemming from climate change.

The revised

On 28 January 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) announced that its Pillar 3 data hub was going live.

The hub discloses the data that large and other institutions began submitting on 26 January, and significantly enhances the availability, usability and comparability of prudential information across the EU.

The EBA is mandated in