On 24 November 2015, the European Commission published a proposal to establish a European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS). The proposal provides for the creation of a Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) with a target size of 0.8% of covered deposits in the euro area and the progressive mutualisation of...

The establishment of the banking union was a crucial step for European integration and for the Economic and Monetary Union. Together with stronger capital and liquidity requirements under the European single rulebook, the introduction of the Single Supervisory Mechanism and the Single Resolution...