In 2025, the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) marks its 10th anniversary, a moment to reflect on its achievements and the journey ahead. Over the past 10 years, the SRM has strengthened Europe’s banking system, ensuring bank failures are managed effectively, protecting taxpayers, and fostering financial stability across the EU.
Join us in celebrating 10 years of progress and commitment to financial stability.
Celebratory events around the SRM
The SRM 10th Anniversary Events page provides an overview of celebrations marking a decade of the Single Resolution Mechanism and the SRB. It lists key events across Europe in 2025, including conferences, country visits, seminars, and anniversary celebrations.
Celebratory events around the SRM
SRM 10th anniversary conference
On 15 October, the 10th Anniversary Conference brought together resolution authorities, central bankers, supervisors, banking sector representatives, policymakers, and academics to look back at a decade of progress and discuss future challenges for the SRM and the Banking Union.
You can access the full recording, press releases, speeches, photos, and a video reflecting on ten years of SRM achievements. The page also includes the agenda, session highlights, and profiles of speakers and moderators.
Press release
SRM 10 years anniversary Conference: a key milestone for banking resolution and financial stability in Europe
Dominique Laboureix, SRB Chair's speech
10 years anniversary speech: achievements and the road ahead
Marking the SRM 10th Anniversary video
Reflections from the experts: what the SRM has achieved
Explore insights from those who helped shape Europe’s resolution framework, as they look back on a decade of safeguarding financial stability and share perspectives on what has been achieved, and on the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Hear from Dominique Laboureix, Single Resolution Board Chair; Claudia Buch, Chair of the Supervisory Board, European Central Bank; Elke König, former Chair of the Single Resolution Board; Olivier Salles, former Interim Chair, Single Resolution Board; Álvaro López Barceló, Chair, FROB & more as they share their experiences and reflections on ten years of the SRM.
Interactive visual story
Interactive story: 10 years of safeguarding financial stability in the EU
Navigate through the interactive scrolling story, a visual narrative tracing the milestones, challenges and achievements of the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM).
The story traces the Single Resolution Mechanism’s journey highlighting key milestones such as the first resolutions, the growth of the Single Resolution Fund, and progress on MREL. It shows how the SRM has strengthened Europe’s banking system through real cases and looks ahead to new challenges under SRM Vision 2028.
10th year anniversary infographic
SRM 10 Anniversary infographic, "a proven framework for bank resolution"
Explore the latest infographic showing how the SRM has become a trusted and effective part of the Banking Union. Since 2015, the SRM has:
- Ensured bank failures can be managed smoothly, without triggering wider disruption.
- Protected taxpayers, with shareholders and creditors bearing losses instead of state bailouts.
- Established the Single Resolution Fund, financed by the banking industry and now at €80 billion.
- Strengthened financial stability and confidence in the banking system.
Together with NRAs, the SRM has shown that Europe can deal with bank failures effectively and consistently, strengthening resilience and stability for all.
