Name: The multiple tasks and functions of the ECB under EU central banking law
Start: 2025-11-06 12:00:00
End: 2025-11-06 14:00:00
Location: Weicker Building

This lecture is part of the Lecture Series on Central Banking Law.

The Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) is happy to invite you to this lecture of the Lecture Series on Central Banking Law.

Abstract

In his third lecture on Central Banking Law, Professor Gortsos will develop on the objectives of the European Central Bank (ECB) under the EU Treaties and the tasks conferred upon it within the various systems and mechanisms in which it is participating (European System of Central Banks, Eurosystem, European System of Financial Supervision (ESFS), Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM), Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) Mechanism).

About the speaker

Christos Gortsos is Professor of Public Economic Law at the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Other positions include: Visiting Professor at the Europa Institut of the University of Zürich and the Europa Institut of the University of Saarland; President of the Academic Board of the European Banking Institute (EBI); Member of the Board of Appeal of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs); Member of the European Parliament’s and of the European Court of Auditors’ expert groups on banking resolution; and member and academic coordinator of the Committee on International Monetary Law of the International Law Association (MOCOMILA). In 2017, he was Fernand Braudel Senior Fellow at the Law Department of the European University Institute and in 2018 Academic Visitor at St Antony’s College (Oxford University). His main fields of teaching, writing and research are international, EU and public financial law, central banking law, financial regulation and institutional economics.

Sandwiches and drinks will be offered from 11:30.