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From · report parliamentary committee draft · 2026-08-18 ECON-PR-791892 on the proposal for the appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority
To · Plenary report · 2026-09-03 A-10-2026-0222 on the proposal for the appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority
✦ In short · AI narration of the differences below, generated 18 Sept 2026

The report now states that Parliament approves the appointment of Thomas Gstädtner as Executive Director of the European Banking Authority, dropping the option to decline and the request to withdraw the proposal and submit a new one. #3 The other changes are formal: the spelling of the candidate's surname is corrected. #1#2

1 change of substance, plus 2 formal (marked below). Each change below carries a one-line ✦ note from the same model. Written from the two texts only — read the highlighted passages before relying on it.

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PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION

– having regard to Rule 135 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A100000/2026),(A10-0222/2026),

A. whereas the term of office of the current Executive Director of the European Banking Authority ended on 30 March 2026;

Formal Corrects the spelling of the proposed Executive Director's surname from Gstaedtner to Gstädtner.

B. whereas, on 21 July 2026, the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority, following an open selection procedure, proposed to appoint Thomas GstaedtnerGstädtner as Executive Director for a term of office of five years, in accordance with Article 51(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010;

Formal Corrects the spelling of the surname from Gstaedtner to Gstädtner in the account of the hearing.

C. whereas, on 2 September 2026, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs held a hearing with Thomas Gstaedtner,Gstädtner, at which he made an opening statement and then responded to questions from the members of the Committee;

Replaces the alternative wording on whether to approve or decline the appointment, and the request to withdraw the proposal and submit a new one, with a decision to approve the appointment.

1. [Approves/Declines to approve]Approves the appointment of Thomas GstaedtnerGstädtner as Executive Director of the European Banking Authority [, and asks for the proposal to be withdrawn and for a new one to be submitted];Authority;

2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council, the Commission, the European Banking Authority and the governments of the Member States.

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