According to the ECB’s May 2023 Financial Stability Review, the risks to financial stability have remained elevated since November 2022. Although euro area growth expectations for 2023 have been revised upwards, risks to inflation and other risks are still tilted to the upside. Targeted macroprudential measures are contributing strongly to the stability of the financial system.

The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) published a recommendation on vulnerabilities in the European commercial real estate sector on 25 January 2023 (ESRB/2022/09). The recommendation is addressed to microprudential and macroprudential supervisory authorities and to the European Commission.

The Bundesbank published its annual Financial Stability Review on 24 November 2022. In the review the Bundesbank explains vulnerabilities in the German financial system and highlights risks to its stability.

According to the ECB’s November 2022 Financial Stability Review, the risks to financial stability have risen further since May 2022. The probability of recession has increased substantially. Macroprudential buffers are contributing to the financial system’s stability.

The ESRB issued a warning about risks to EU financial stability (ESRB/2022/7). It calls for resilience in the financial system to be preserved or enhanced in order to support the economy if these risks materialise.

According to the ECB’s May 2022 Financial Stability Review, the war in Ukraine has increased the risks to financial stability. However, the European banking system has proved resilient. Challenges could also arise in relation to debt sustainability.

ESRB has published five warnings and two recommendations on medium-term residential real estate vulnerabilities and the assessment of compliance with recommendations issued in 2019 (ESRB/2021/10).

The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has published a Recommendation for the establishment of a pan-European systemic cyber incident coordination framework (EU-SCICF) (ESRB/2021/17).

ESRB has published a policy recommendation aimed at increasing the resilience of money market funds based on the lessons learned on the financial market turmoil of 2020 (ESRB/2021/9). An additional report provides an impact assessment.

The assessment of the macroprudential stance may support policymakers in deciding how to address systemic risks, aid communication of macroprudential policy decisions and increase accountability.