Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Banking Authority
A decision the Council takes on its own. Depending on the Treaty article, Parliament either gives its consent — accepting or rejecting the text without amending it — or is consulted and gives an opinion.
Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 7 April 2026 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 9 February 2026
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 26 February 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 27 February 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 10 March 2026
- ✓ Adopted by the Council 7 April 2026
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs
- Rapporteur
- Aurore LALUCQ S&D
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The report now approves the appointment of François-Louis Michaud as Chairperson of the European Banking Authority and no longer asks for the proposal to be withdrawn and a new one submitted. see the changes →
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Outcome
- 7 April 2026 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- Plenary stage
- 10 March 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 536 Against 50 Abstained 29
Appointment of françois-louis michaud · 87% of votes cast in favour
- 27 February 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 26 February 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 16 February 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 9 February 2026 Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.