#C/2026/02617Call for candidates for the Board of Appeal of the European Supervisory Authorities
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This notice opens a selection process for members and alternates of the Board of Appeal shared by the EU’s three financial supervisory authorities: EBA, EIOPA and ESMA. The Board reviews appeals against certain individual decisions made by these authorities, including decisions in banking, insurance, pensions, securities markets, crypto-assets, derivatives, digital resilience and market infrastructure supervision. It mainly affects senior financial services, regulatory and legal professionals who may want to apply. Candidates must be EU nationals, independent from the authorities and stakeholder groups, have strong EU financial law expertise, at least 15 years of relevant international experience, and strong language skills. Applications must be submitted online by 8 June 2026 at noon Brussels time.
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Key Changes
- Opens an EU-level call for candidates to join the Board of Appeal of EBA, EIOPA and ESMA.
- Sets eligibility requirements, including EU nationality, independence, relevant education, at least 15 years of international financial services experience and knowledge of EU financial law.
- Sets the application deadline at 8 June 2026, 12.00 noon Brussels time, with applications accepted only through the Commission’s online portal.
Obligations
What this law requires
Applicants must submit their expression of interest through the European Commission senior management vacancies website and follow the online application procedure; applications sent by email are not accepted.
Applicants must complete online registration by uploading a CV in PDF format and filling out an online motivation letter of no more than 8,000 characters.
Applicants must ensure, by the application closing date, that they meet all eligibility requirements, including EU Member State nationality, no current role in competent authorities or relevant EU/national bodies involved in ESA activities, no membership of ESA stakeholder groups, required education or legal qualification, at least 15 years of relevant international professional experience, EU financial law knowledge, and thorough knowledge of at least two EU official languages.
Applicants must not make direct or indirect contact with individual members of the selection panel, and no one may do so on their behalf; queries must be addressed only to the secretariat of the respective panel.
Applicants must keep the European Commission informed of any change in their email address because email is used for registration confirmation and communication during the selection procedure.