The (multilevel) articulation of the European participation in international financial fora: the example of the Basel Accords

Following the Great Financial Crisis, European Union (EU) rules in the area of banking supervision have become ever more strongly influenced by the (formally non-binding) standards developed by international financial fora, chief of which are the G20 and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. E...

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Published in:Journal of banking regulation 2022-03, Vol.23 (1), p.54-65
Main Author: Fromage, Diane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Banking
Economics and Finance
Finance
Financial Law/Fiscal Law
International finance
Multinational space ventures
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Summary:Following the Great Financial Crisis, European Union (EU) rules in the area of banking supervision have become ever more strongly influenced by the (formally non-binding) standards developed by international financial fora, chief of which are the G20 and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. European representation in these fora fluctuates, as varying, though, reduced groups of individual Member States are involved directly alongside EU institutions and bodies. Taking the example of the Basel Accords, this article sets forth to examine how the European participation in those fora is articulated, whilst also assessing the existing mechanisms of democratic accountability. Indeed, in view of the important constraints these standards impose on European legislators, it is of utmost importance that they be involved early on when they are defined to avoid any democratic accountability gap from arising.
ISSN:1745-6452
1750-2071
DOI:10.1057/s41261-021-00168-y