At its meeting, the Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank adopted a decision to apply the Joint Guidelines to ensure that consistency, long-term considerations and[...]

PRESS RELEASE

26 May 2026

At its meeting, the Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank adopted a decision to apply the Joint Guidelines to ensure that consistency, long-term considerations and common standards for assessment methodologies are integrated into the stress testing of environmental, social and governance risks pursuant to Article 100(4) of Directive 2013/36/EU and Article 304c(3) of Directive 2009/138/EC (JC/GL/2025/78, 08 January 2026), issued by the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and published on the European Banking Authority (EBA) official website, which shall apply from 1 January 2027.

The Guidelines are issued in accordance with the mandate of the ESAs under Article 100(4) of Directive 2013/36/EU and pursuant to Articles 16 and 56 et seq. of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010.

The full text of the Guidelines is available here.