Press releases on payments and securities

• 30/04/2013
  New ECB survey on credit terms and conditions in 
euro-denominated securities financing and OTC derivatives markets,   en
  
• 08/04/2013
  ECB publishes survey on correspondent banking in euro 
,   en
  
• 22/03/2013
  ECB announces changes to the use as collateral of certain uncovered government-guaranteed bank bonds,   en
  
• 21/03/2013
  ECB publishes first SEPA Migration Report and warns against risks of late migration,   en
  
• 31/01/2013
  ECB releases final Recommendations for the security of internet payments and starts public consultation on payment account access services,   en
  
• 29/11/2012
  Oversight expectations for links between retail payment systems,   en
  
• 01/10/2012
  New ECB report examines the costs of making payments in the European Union,   en
  
• 25/07/2012
  First ECB report on card fraud shows chips have increased the security of physical transactions,   en
  
• 19/07/2012
  ECB Governing Council appoints members of the new T2S Board,   en
  
• 03/07/2012
  Fourteen additional Central Securities Depositories sign the T2S Framework Agreement
,   en
  
• 15/06/2012
  Eurosystem collateral management services and systems,   en
  
• 31/05/2012
  ECB publishes TARGET Annual Report 2011: the system functioned smoothly and registered a higher turnover,   en
  
• 08/05/2012
  Eurosystem signs T2S Framework Agreement with first Central Securities Depositories,   en
  
• 20/04/2012
  Consultation announcement: Recommendations for the security of internet payments,   en
  
• 19/04/2012
  ECB publishes the Eurosystem Oversight Report 2011,   en
  
• 05/04/2012
  Assessment of a new direct link between securities settlement systems in the euro area,   en
  
• 23/03/2012
  Consultation announcement - Oversight expectations for links between retail payment systems,   en
  
• 01/12/2011
  Assessment of new direct and relayed links between securities settlement systems in the euro area,   en
  
• 22/07/2011
  ECB’s Governing Council sets deadline for finalisation of the T2S Framework Agreement with CSDs,   en
  
• 19/05/2011
  ECB publishes TARGET Annual Report 2010: the system functioned smoothly and registered a higher turnover
,   en
  
• 13/05/2011
  ECB and OeNB call for a faster implementation of the Single Euro Payments Area,   en
  
• 29/04/2011
  ECB introduces loan-by-loan information requirements for CMBSs and SME transactions,   en
  
• 31/03/2011
  ECB announces the suspension of the rating threshold for debt instruments of the Irish government,   en
  
• 16/03/2011
  ECB encourages comments on CPSS-IOSCO consultation on principles for financial market infrastructures,   en
  
• 19/11/2010
  ECB Governing Council decides on TARGET2-Securities pricing policy,   en
  
• 22/10/2010
  ECB publishes 7th SEPA Progress Report: Migration continues but requires realistic but ambitious regulatory end dates,   de .  el .  en .  es .  fi .  fr .  it .  mt .  nl .  pt .  sk .  sl .  sv
  
• 13/10/2010
  Eurosystem publishes oversight frameworks for credit transfer and direct debit schemes,   en
  
• 16/09/2010
  Governing Council appoints members to the T2S Programme Board,   en
  
• 13/09/2010
  Statistics on payments – Data for 2009,   en
  
• 08/09/2010
  ECB report shows high standards for business continuity arrangements of payment systems,   en
  
• 06/09/2010
  ECB publishes book on the payment system and the role of the Eurosystem in this field,   en
  
• 07/06/2010
  SEPA Council meets for the first time, discusses migration end dates and future of SEPA for cards,   en
  
• 10/05/2010
  ECB decides on measures to address severe tensions in financial markets,   en
  
• 23/04/2010
  Eurosystem launches preparatory work on the establishment of loan-level information requirements for ABSs in its collateral framework,   en
  
• 19/04/2010
  ECB publishes report on the lessons learned from the financial crisis with regard to the functioning of European financial market infrastructures,   en
  
• 23/12/2009
  ECB launches consultation on loan-by-loan information for asset-backed securities,   en
  
• 01/12/2009
  ECB publishes glossary of payment, clearing and settlement terms,   en
  
• 20/11/2009
  ECB amends rating requirements for asset-backed securities in Eurosystem credit operations,   en
  
• 12/11/2009
  Publication of the Eurosystem Oversight Report,   en
  
• 11/09/2009
  Statistics on payments and securities trading, clearing and settlement – data for 2008,   en
  
• 14/08/2009
  Update of the assessment of securities settlement systems and their links,   en
  
• 10/08/2009
  Eurosystem consults on draft oversight frameworks for credit transfer and direct debit schemes,   en
  
• 22/07/2009
  New relayed link and underlying direct link approved,   en
  
• 16/07/2009
  Eurosystem signs Memorandum of Understanding on T2S with 27 central securities depositories,   en
  
• 23/06/2009
  ESCB and CESR issue recommendations to increase safety and soundness of the post-trading infrastructure,   en
  
• 15/05/2009
  Publication of the TARGET2 Oversight Assessment Report,   en
  
• 15/05/2009
  Publication of the TARGET Annual Report 2008,   en
  
• 23/04/2009
  Governing Council appoints members of the T2S Programme Board,   en
  
• 02/04/2009
  Governing Council sets up T2S Programme Board,   en
  
• 31/03/2009
  ESCB and CESR consult on draft recommendations for central counterparties as amended for OTC derivatives,   en
  
• 27/03/2009
  The expectations of the Eurosystem as regards the future of SEPA,   de .  el .  en .  es .  fi .  fr .  it .  mt .  nl .  pt .  sk .  sl .  sv
  
• 24/03/2009
  Commission and ECB provide further clarification to ensure timely launch of SEPA direct debit scheme,   en
  
• 20/02/2009
  Publication of the Eurosystem oversight policy framework,   en
  
• 19/12/2008
  Update of the list of eligible securities settlement systems in the euro area,   en
  
• 26/11/2008
  Statistics on payments and securities trading, clearing and settlement– data for 2007 –,   en
  
• 24/11/2008
  SEPA: Significant progress made but concerns need to be addressed without delay (Sixth SEPA progress report),   de .  el .  en .  es .  fi .  fr .  it .  nl .  pt .  sk .  sl .  sv
  
• 23/10/2008
  ESCB and CESR consult on recommendations for securities clearing and settlement systems and central counterparties in the European Union,   en
  
• 22/10/2008
  Evolution of the custody arrangement for international debt securities and their eligibility in Eurosystem credit operations,   en
  
• 17/10/2008
  Relayed link between Clearstream Banking Frankfurt via Clearstream Banking Luxembourg to Euroclear France approved,   en
  
• 30/09/2008
  Announcement of a consultation: glossary of terms related to payment, clearing and settlement systems,   en
  
• 04/09/2008
  Payments: Commission and ECB support launch of pan-European SEPA Direct Debit; provide guidance to industry,   en
  
• 17/07/2008
  Launch of the CCBM2 project,   en
  
• 17/07/2008
  Launch of the TARGET2-Securities project,   en
  
• 11/07/2008
  Publication of the ECB Payment Systems and Market Infrastructure Oversight Report 2007,   en
  
• 23/05/2008
  CSDs invited to join the TARGET2-Securities initiative,   en
  
• 19/05/2008
  Final migration group connects to TARGET2,   en
  
• 09/05/2008
  TARGET2: Confirmation of go-live date for migration group 3,   en
  
• 29/04/2008
  Publication of the report on financial integration in Europe – April 2008,   en
  
• 28/04/2008
  Publication of the TARGET Annual Report 2007,   en
  
• 26/02/2008
  Launch of a public consultation on the CCBM2 User Requirements,   en
  
• 18/02/2008
  Second migration group connects to TARGET2,   en
  
• 08/02/2008
  TARGET2: confirmation of the go-live date for migration group 2,   en
  
• 28/01/2008
  Joint statement by the European Commission and the European Central Bank welcoming the formal launch of SEPA payment instruments by EU banks,   bg .  cs .  da .  de .  el .  en .  es .  et .  fi .  fr .  hu .  it .  lt .  lv .  mt .  nl .  pl .  pt .  ro .  sk .  sl .  sv
  
• 21/01/2008
  SEPA goes live - official launch of the single euro payments area,   en
  
• 11/01/2008
  Oversight Framework for Card Payment Schemes - Standards,   en
  
• 28/12/2007
  Update of the assessment of securities settlement systems in the euro area,   en
  
• 18/12/2007
  Launch of a public consultation on TARGET2-Securities,   en
  
• 19/11/2007
  TARGET2 successfully launched,   en
  
• 16/11/2007
  Statistics on payments and securities trading, clearing and settlement – data for 2006 –,   en
  
• 12/11/2007
  Oversight of payment systems: the Eurosystem’s common methodology,   en
  
• 09/11/2007
  TARGET2: Confirmation of the go-live date for migration group 1,   en
  
• 29/10/2007
  Fifth Progress Report on TARGET2,   en
  
• 26/10/2007
  Progress report on TARGET2-Securities,   en
  
• 14/08/2007
  Publication of the fourth edition of the “Blue Book”,   en
  
• 01/08/2007
  Adherence of the central banks of the new Member States, Bulgaria and Romania, to the Memorandum of Understanding on high-level principles of co-operation in crisis management situations and the memorandum of understanding on cooperation between payment systems overseers and banking supervisors,   en
  
• 31/07/2007
  Assessment of relayed links between securities settlement systems in the euro area,   en
  
• 31/07/2007
  Update of the assessment of securities settlement systems in the euro area,   en
  
• 20/07/2007
  “SEPA: from concept to reality” (fifth progress report),   de .  el .  en .  es .  fi .  fr .  it .  nl .  pt .  sl .  sv
  
• 22/06/2007
  Fourth Progress Report on TARGET2,   en
  
• 25/05/2007
  Amendment to the calendar for the phasing-out of marketable tier two assets eligible as collateral for eurosystem credit operations,   bg .  cs .  da .  de .  el .  en .  es .  et .  fi .  fr .  hu .  it .  lt .  lv .  mt .  nl .  pl .  pt .  ro .  sk .  sl .  sv
  
• 25/05/2007
  Amendment to the criteria for assets eligible as collateral for eurosystem credit operations,   bg .  cs .  da .  de .  el .  en .  es .  et .  fi .  fr .  hu .  it .  lt .  lv .  mt .  nl .  pl .  pt .  ro .  sk .  sl .  sv
  
• 14/05/2007
  Consultation announcement - Oversight of Payments Infrastructures: Eurosystem common methodology for the assessment of euro systemically and prominently important payment systems against the Core Principles,   en
  
• 03/05/2007
  Consultation announcement: oversight framework for card payment schemes,   en
  
• 26/04/2007
  TARGET2-Securities and the CCBM2 – Launch of a Public Consultation,   en
  
• 24/04/2007
  Payment Services Directive,   bg .  cs .  da .  de .  el .  en .  es .  et .  fi .  fr .  hu .  it .  lt .  lv .  mt .  nl .  pl .  pt .  ro .  sk .  sl .  sv
  Joint statement by the European Central Bank and the European Commission welcoming the European Parliament’s adoption of the Payment Services Directive
• 08/03/2007
  TARGET2-Securities,   en
  
• 15/02/2007
  Remarks by the European Central Bank on a resolution passed by the European Parliament relating to the operations of SWIFT,   en
  
• 01/02/2007
  Remarks by the European Central Bank on the oversight of SWIFT,   en
  
• 29/12/2006
  Update of the assessment of securities settlement systems in the euro area,   en
  
• 22/12/2006
  Publication of the “Blue Book” statistical addendum incorporating 2005 data,   en
  
• 21/11/2006
  3rd High-level Seminar of Central Banks in the East Asia-Pacific Regions and the Euro Area,   en
  
• 20/11/2006
  Third progress report on TARGET2,   en
  
• 09/11/2006
  Update of the assessment of links between securities settlement systems in the euro area,   en
  
• 20/10/2006
  TARGET2-Securities,   en
  
• 20/10/2006
  Assessment of the Slovenian securities settlement system,   en
  
• 20/10/2006
  Update of the assessment of securities settlement systems,   en
  
• 21/07/2006
  Communication on TARGET2,   en
  
• 07/07/2006
  The Eurosystem is evaluating opportunities to provide settlement services for securities transactions,   en
  
• 13/06/2006
  Assessment of the new global note arrangement for international debt securities,   en
  
• 09/06/2006
  Business continuity oversight expectations for systemically important payment systems (SIPS),   en
  
• 19/05/2006
  Publication of the Target Annual Report 2005,   en
  
• 04/05/2006
  Single Euro Payments Area,   cs .  da .  de .  el .  en .  es .  et .  fi .  fr .  hu .  it .  lt .  lv .  mt .  nl .  pl .  pt .  sk .  sl .  sv
  Joint statement from the European Commission and the European Central Bank
• 21/10/2005
  Second progress report on TARGET2,   en
  
• 02/08/2005
  Blue Book entitled “Payment and securities settlement systems in the European Union”,   en
  Addendum incorporating 2003 figures
• 28/06/2005
  Update of the assessment of links between securities settlement systems,   en
  
• 25/05/2005
  Publication of the TARGET Annual Report 2004,   en
  
• 28/02/2005
  Blue Book entitled “Payment and securities settlement systems in the accession countries” - Addendum incorporating 2003 figures,   en
  
• 08/02/2005
  TARGET2 Progress Report,   cs .  da .  de .  el .  en .  es .  et .  fi .  fr .  hu .  it .  lt .  lv .  mt .  nl .  pl .  pt .  sk .  sl .  sv
  
• 31/01/2005
  Publication of a report on Banking structures in the new EU Member States,   en
  
• 14/01/2005
  New procedures for the transfer of securities used as collateral for Eurosystem credit operations,   en
  
• 05/01/2005
  The European Central Bank invites the market to participate in the SWIFT public consultation on removing technical barriers to market integration,   en
  
• 02/12/2004
  Towards a Single Euro Payments Area – third progress report,   de .  el .  en .  es .  fi .  fr .  it .  nl .  pt .  sv
  
• 26/10/2004
  Public comments announcement ‘E-payments without frontiers’ - issues paper,   en
  
• 22/10/2004
  Approval of the report entitled 'Standards for securities clearing and settlement in the European Union’ by the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR),   en
  
• 29/07/2004
  Communication on clearing and settlement – the Eurosystem’s response,   en
  
• 12/05/2004
  Publication of the TARGET Annual Report 2003,   en
  
• 10/05/2004
  Review of the Eurosystem’s Collateral Framework: First step towards a Single List,   da .  de .  el .  en .  es .  fi .  fr .  it .  nl .  pt .  sv
  
• 26/04/2004
  Update of the assessment of securities settlement systems,   en
  
• 15/04/2004
  Payment and securities settlement systems in the European Union and in the accession countries - addenda incorporating 2002 figures,   en
  
• 08/03/2004
  Joint Statement on Gold,   en
  
• 28/01/2004
  Assessment of accession countries’ securities settlement systems against the standards for the use of EU securities settlement systems in Eurosystem credit operations,   cs .  da .  de .  el .  en .  es .  et .  fi .  fr .  hu .  it .  lt .  lv .  mt .  nl .  pl .  pt .  sk .  sl .  sv
  
• 17/12/2003
  Enhancements to the correspondent central banking model (CCBM),   en
  
• 03/09/2003
  Payment and securities settlement systems in the European Union – Addendum incorporating 2001 figures,   en
  
• 09/07/2003
  Information Guide for credit institutions using TARGET,   en
  
• 26/06/2003
  Oversight standards for euro retail payment systems,   da .  de .  el .  en .  es .  fi .  fr .  it .  nl .  pt .  sv
  
• 26/06/2003
  Towards a single euro payments area - progress report,   da .  de .  el .  en .  es .  fi .  fr .  it .  nl .  pt .  sv
  
• 23/05/2003
  Electronic Money System Security Objectives (EMSSO) report,   en
  
• 30/04/2003
  Transfer of the electronic Payment Systems Observatory from the European Commission to the European Central Bank,   en
  
• 14/04/2003
  TARGET Annual Report 2002,   en
  
• 24/10/2002
  The long-term evolution of TARGET,   en
  
• 16/09/2002
  "E-payments in Europe": conference and public consultation,   en
  
• 30/08/2002
  Publication of the second edition of the accession country Blue Book,   en
  
• 29/08/2002
  Update of the assessment of securities settlement systems,   en
  
• 31/07/2002
  Payment and securities settlement systems in the European Union - Addendum incorporating 2000 figures,   en
  
• 25/04/2002
  TARGET Annual Report 2001,   en
  
• 28/02/2002
  Derogation for Greece from the long-term calendar for TARGET closing days,   da .  de .  el .  en .  es .  fi .  fr .  it .  nl .  pt .  sv
  
• 22/11/2001
  Towards an integrated infrastructure for credit transfers in euro,   en
  
• 25/10/2001
  Joint work between the CESR and the ECB on securities clearing and settlement systems,   en
  
• 27/09/2001
  The Eurosystem's policy line with regard to consolidation in central counterparty clearing,   en
  
• 04/07/2001
  Update on the assessment of links between securities settlement systems,   en
  
• 29/06/2001
  Publication of the third edition of the "Blue Book",   en
  
• 15/05/2001
  TARGET Annual Report,   en
  
• 02/04/2001
  Memorandum of understanding on cooperation between payment systems overseers and banking supervisors in stage three of economic and monetary union,   en
  
• 21/02/2001
  Update of the assessment of securities settlement systems,   en
  
• 28/12/2000
  CBISSO (Ireland), CAT (Italy) and LDT (Italy) withdrawn from the list of securities settlement systems eligible for Eurosystem credit operations,   en
  
• 18/12/2000
  Information guide for credit institutions using TARGET,   en
  
• 14/12/2000
  Long-term calendar for TARGET closing days,   en
  
• 18/10/2000
  Updated assessment of links between securities settlement systems,   en
  
• 14/09/2000
  Improving cross-border retail payment services - Progress report,   en
  
• 21/06/2000
  Statement on the role of the Eurosystem in the field of payment systems oversight,   en
  
• 25/05/2000
  TARGET closing days in 2001,   en
  
• 10/05/2000
  Updated assessment of links between securities settlement systems,   en
  
• 29/02/2000
  Blue book addendum - 1998,   en
  
• 03/02/2000
  Updated assessment of links between securities settlement systems,   en
  
• 16/11/1999
  Cross-border payments in TARGET: A users' survey,   en
  
• 07/10/1999
  Updated assessment of links between securities settlement systems,   en
  
• 27/09/1999
  Demonstration of TARGET year 2000 compliance,   en
  
• 13/09/1999
  Improving cross-border retail payment services in the euro area - the Eurosystem's view,   en
  
• 13/09/1999
  New fee structure for the correspondent central banking model (CCBM),   en
  
• 31/08/1999
  Publication of the Blue book on EU accession countries,   en
  
• 15/07/1999
  TARGET closing days in 2000,   en
  
• 28/05/1999
  Assessment of links between securities settlement systems and updating assessment of securities settlement systems,   en
  
• 21/04/1999
  The Correspondent Central Banking Model,   en
  
• 31/03/1999
  Year 2000 - Closing of TARGET on 31 December 1999,   en
  
• 11/02/1999
  Payment systems in the European Union: Addendum incorporating 1997 figures,   en
  
• 11/01/1999
  TARGET: temporary extended service window,   en
  
• 04/01/1999
  Successful launch of TARGET,   en
  
• 17/12/1998
  TARGET testing completed,   en
  
• 01/12/1998
  The correspondent central banking model,   en
  
• 12/11/1998
  Third progress report on the TARGET project,   en
  
• 03/11/1998
  Policy statement on euro payment and settlement systems located outside the euro area,   en
  
• 29/09/1998
  Assessment of EU securities settlement systems against the standards for their use in ESCB credit operations,   en
  
• 03/09/1998
  Calendar of TARGET operating days for 1999,   en
  
• 31/08/1998
  Report on electronic money,   en
  
• 08/07/1998
  Conditions for the participation of non-euro area EU national central banks and credit institutions in TARGET,   en
  
• 01/07/1998
  Release of the TARGET general information brochure and of the TARGET service level document,   en
  
• 10/06/1998
  TARGET price structure,   en
  
• 04/06/1998
  Statement by the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB)on the distribution of responsibilities among its members for the businessareas of the ECB,   en
  
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