This new commentary analyses, article by article, the two most important regulations on the European banking union: firstly, the Single Supervisory Mechanism with the ECB as the single supervisory authority for major banking institutions; and secondly, the Single Resolution Mechanism with the Single Resolution Fund as the centralized decision-making body in the eurozone.

This book sets out precisely the supervisory response at both the national and European level. All sectors have been impacted by COVID-19 and the ensuing Corona Crisis, not least the banking sector. Pivoting to crisis management, banking supervision has had to change very quickly. It also looks to the future, setting out those challenges that will remain and emerge as the crisis continues.