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The Single Resolution Board's mission

The Single Resolution Board (SRB) is the central resolution authority within the Banking Union, which at present is 20 eurozone countries and Bulgaria. Together with the national resolution authorities it forms the Single Resolution Mechanism. The SRB works closely with the European Commission, the European Central Bank, the European Banking Authority and national authorities. Its mission is to ensure an orderly resolution of failing banks, protecting the taxpayer from state bail-outs, which is promoting financial stability.

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The SRB and the national resolution authorities work with banks and credit institutions to ensure everything is in place should a resolution be needed. This involves defining policy and guidance, managing an annual resolution planning cycle and setting targets for minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL), MREL is one of the key tools in resolvability, ensuring that banks maintain a minimum amount of equity and debt to support an effective resolution.

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The Single Resolution Fund (SRF) is an emergency fund that can be called upon in times of crisis. It can be used to ensure the efficient application of resolution tools for resolving the failing banks, after other options, such as the bail-in tool, have been exhausted. The SRF ensures that the financial industry as a whole ensures the stabilisation of the financial system. All banks across the 21 Banking Union countries must pay a fee annually by law to the SRF.

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The SRB’s approach to simplification

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18 December 2025

New members join SRB Appeal Panel, as previous mandates end

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17 December 2025

Capital and resolution stacks – room for simplification?

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27 November 2025

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Mar 18 - 19 2026

SRB Economic Conference 2026: Evolutions in bank resolution: learning from the past and looking to the future

This hybrid event will bring together leading academics, policymakers, and young researchers to discuss evolving perspectives on bank resolution and the broader economic landscape.

Call for papers: The SRB calls for young Postdoctoral researchers and PhD...

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Sep 19 2022

SRB Conference 2022 - European banks: resolvable and ready for crisis?

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Sep 19 2022

SRB Conference 2022 - European banks: resolvable and ready for crisis?

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Sep 19 2022

SRB Conference 2022 - European banks: resolvable and ready for crisis?

SRB conference

Sep 19 2022

SRB Conference 2022 - European banks: resolvable and ready for crisis?

SRB conference

Sep 19 2022

SRB Conference 2022 - European banks: resolvable and ready for crisis?

SRB conference

Sep 19 2022

SRB Conference 2022 - European banks: resolvable and ready for crisis?

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The Single Resolution Board is the central resolution authority within the Banking Union. Its mission is to ensure an orderly resolution of failing banks with minimum impact on the real economy, the financial system, and the public finances of the participating member states and beyond.

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