This paper outlines the development of the European Pillar 2 framework and EU banks' capital positions since 2014. Motivated by concerns that have been raised over the years about excessive levels of required capital imposed on EU banks, we provide empirical evidence on the positioning of EU...

This paper outlines the development of the European Pillar 2 framework and EU banks’ capital positions since 2014. Motivated by concerns that have been raised over the years about excessive levels of required capital imposed on EU banks, we provide empirical evidence on the positioning of EU...