The distribution of staff in the new European supervisory body also  BIS central bankers’ speeches  3  takes account of this basic idea: while around 400 supervisors will take care of the 120 significant banking groups at the ECB, operational national supervision of the 3,500 less significant institutions will be accompanied by approximately 80 members of staff at the ECB.
We are therefore quite consciously relying on the thousands of employees in the national supervisory authorities who, with their knowledge of specific regional characteristics, take care of this large group of banks on a daily basis. Structural soundness The construction plans are in place. What regulations now need to be observed to ensure that the building is stable?