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EBA Management Board Final Minutes Summary – 27 January 2015

Core Content

The EBA Management Board (MB) meeting held on 27 January 2015 covered a range of administrative, operational, and strategic topics. The meeting was chaired by Andrea Enria, with Pedro Duarte Neves as the alternate chair. The primary focus was on budget management, organisational changes, and the preparation of key documents for approval by the Board of Supervisors (BoS).

Main Points and Key Information

Agenda Item 1: Opening and Approval of Agenda and Minutes

• The MB meeting was opened by the Chairperson.
• The provisional agenda (EBA MB 2015 001rev2) and the draft minutes from the November 2014 meeting (EBA MB 2014 125rev1) were approved.

Agenda Item 2: Administrative and Operational Status Report

• The Executive Director presented the 2014 administrative and operational status report.
• The 2015 budget was approved with a 6.2% cut from the 2014 budget.
• The budget headings for staff-related expenses and administrative/operational costs were adjusted.
• The EBA moved to new premises in One Canada Square, London. Financial implications of the move would be reported once negotiations with contractors were finalised.
• A budget transfer of 26,670.67EUR was approved to process final commitments related to the office move.

Agenda Item 3: Outline of the Draft EBA 2014 Annual Report

• The Chairperson presented the outline of the 2014 annual report.
• Suggestions were made to highlight the Resolution Committee, stress tests, and benchmarking exercise.
• The MB requested clarification on the relationship between achievements and deliverables.
• The draft report would be circulated for further feedback once finalised.

Agenda Item 4: Extension of Term Process for the EBA Chairperson and Executive Director

• The Executive Director tabled a note on the process for assessing and extending the terms of the current Chairperson and Executive Director.
• The process would be led by the alternate Chairperson and supported by the EBA Legal Unit.
• The MB agreed to the process and timeline, and would be informed of any changes from ESMA and EIOPA discussions.
• The proposal was tabled for formal adoption at the BoS meeting of 24-25 February 2015.

Agenda Item 5: Multi-Annual Staff Policy Plan (MSPP) 2016-2018

• The MSPP was presented, with a request to reduce the number of temporary agents (TAs) to 150 in 2016 and 155 in 2017 and 2018.
• The Commission representative requested more detailed justification for the staff levels proposed.
• The MSPP was to be amended and submitted for approval by written procedure.

Agenda Item 6: EBA Decision on Working Time

• A proposal to adopt the Commission Decision on working time was submitted.
• The proposal was adopted by the MB.

Agenda Item 7: Draft Anti-Fraud Strategy 2015-2017

• The draft anti-fraud strategy was presented for MB comment.
• No instances of fraud were reported at the EBA.
• The strategy would be submitted to the MB for approval after review by the Commission and OLAF.

Agenda Item 8: EBA Organisation Change

• A proposal for reorganisation was presented, including the creation of a new, independent Resolution Unit.
• The "Recovery, Resolution and Registration Unit" and "Home-Host Coordination Unit" would be dismantled or renamed.
• The MB endorsed the proposed changes for implementation as outlined.

Agenda Item 9: EBA 2016 Preliminary Draft Budget

• The preliminary draft budget for 2016 was presented.
• Some MB members requested a reduction in the proposed headcount to 150.
• The budget was to be amended and re-submitted for approval by written procedure.

Agenda Item 10: Revision of the Mandate of the EBA Taskforce on Payment Services

• A revised mandate was presented, including a new task related to the Multilateral Interchange Fee Regulation.
• The MB approved the revised mandate, with "multilateral" removed from the new task.

Agenda Item 11: Restructuring of Subgroups under SCOP

• The SCOP Chair proposed closing three subgroups and establishing a new one: the Subgroup on Supervisory Effectiveness and Convergence.
• The MB approved the restructuring.
• A paper outlining the subgroup's tasks and deliverables would be tabled at the March 2015 MB meeting.

Agenda Item 12: Filling of Vacancies for the Banking Stakeholder Group (BSG)

• A proposal to fill two BSG vacancies was presented.
• The MB supported the proposal, and the candidates would be contacted for availability.
• The BoS would have to approve their nomination.

Agenda Item 13: Re-prioritisation of the 2015 EBA Work Programme

• A proposal for re-prioritising the 2015 Work Programme was presented due to budget cuts.
• The MB requested a resource estimation for each deliverable, a risk assessment of delays, and clear criteria for re-prioritisation.
• A discussion on possible re-prioritisation of work related to the Basel framework was agreed to be held at the June 2015 MB meeting.

Agenda Item 14: BoS February Meeting – Provisional Agenda

• The provisional agenda for the BoS meeting of 24-25 February 2015 was presented.
• The MB was invited to submit comments, and the agenda would be sent to the BoS.
• The impact of the Swiss franc fluctuation would be discussed under risks and vulnerabilities.

Agenda Item 15: AoB

• A paper on the contractual situations of TAs with unpaid leave status in national CAs was to be prepared for the BoS meeting.
• The MB was reminded that the BoS Members remain the main contact points with the EBA.

Conclusion

The EBA Management Board meeting concluded with the approval of several key documents and decisions, including the budget transfer, the reorganisation of the EBA, and the revised mandate for the Payment Services Taskforce. The MB also agreed to re-prioritise the 2015 Work Programme and to prepare for discussions on the Basel framework. The meeting laid the groundwork for further strategic and operational decisions to be made in upcoming meetings.