National Banking Law in the European Single Supervisory Mechanism

Doctoral thesis (2020)

In 2013, the European Central Bank acquired the competence to apply national banking law in a direct manner to banks established in the euro area, as part of its supervisory competence under the Single ... [more ▼]

In 2013, the European Central Bank acquired the competence to apply national banking law in a direct manner to banks established in the euro area, as part of its supervisory competence under the Single Supervisory Mechanism. This marks the first instance of direct administration of national law by a European institution. The thesis scrutinises the salient features as well as the strengths and weaknesses of this new administrative system in the landscape of European Union law. [less ▲]