Why did European policy-makers introduce the Banking Union? Which are its main features? How does it affect banks and their customers? This book tries to answer these questions, by providing a clear description of the building blocks of the Banking Union, and by showing that several issues...

Part I. The European Banking Union and the European Union Architecture -- Chapter 1. Multi-Level Governance in Banking Regulation; Rosa M. Lastra -- Chapter 2. European Banking Union within the System of European Banking and Monetary Law; Christos V. Gortsos -- Chapter 3. European Banking Union...

Part I: Theory Of Banking Regulation And International Financial Standards -- Chapter 1: The Case for Banking Regulation -- Chapter 2: Key Aspects of Public International Financial Law – International Financial Standards -- Chapter 3: Key Institutional Aspects of the International Financial...

Notes on contributors -- Introduction / Juan Fernssndez de Guevara and José Manuel Pastor -- Financial stability and economic growth / Santiago Carbó Valverde and Luis Pedauga -- Financial crisis and EU banks' performance / Ted Lindblom and Magnus Willesson -- Diversification, diversity and...