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.
If, realistically, sufficient progress cannot be expected in the medium term to establish EDIS and fine-tune the existing framework, then let’s concentrate on preserving the great value of the project. 2/2  BIS central bankers' speeches