List of Abbreviations
BCBS
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
BRRD
Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (2014/59/EU)
CEBS
Committee of European Banking Supervisors
CESR
Committee of European Securities Regulators
CEIOPS
Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions
Supervisors
CRD I
Capital Requirements Directive no. I (2006/48/EC and
2006/49/EC)
CRD II
Capital Requirements Directive no. II (2009/111/EC)
CRD III
Capital Requirements Directive no. III (2010/76/EU)
CRD IV
Capital Requirements Directive no. IV (2013/36/EU)
CRR
Capital Requirements Regulation (575/2013)
DGS
deposit guarantee scheme
DRI
Direct Recapitalisation Instrument
EBA
European Banking Authority
EBU
European Banking Union
ECAI
External Credit Assessment Institution
ECB
European Central Bank
ECOFIN
Economic and Financial Affairs Council
EEA
European Economic Area
EFDI
European Forum of Deposit Insurers
EFTA
European Free Trade Association
ESFS
European System of Financial Supervision
EFTA
European Free Trade Association
EIOPA
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
ELA
Emergency Liquidity Assistance
EMU
Economic and Monetary Union
ESA
EFTA Surveillance Authority
ESAs
European Supervisory Authorities
ESM
European Stability Mechanism