Security of your Deposits
The existence of a statutory deposit guarantee scheme reflects the political will within the European Union to protect savings in the event of a bank failure. As a result of recent changes, all deposit guarantee schemes have been harmonized, so that the same high standard is offered within the EU.
Throughout Europe, the minimum requirements for statutory deposit guarantee schemes were refined a number of years ago (EU Directive 1994/19/EC and 2009/14/EC).
The recent implementation of Directive 2014/49/EU has introduced further measures, which improve the level of protection offered to investors across the EU. Since July 2015, all EU Member States are gradually implementing these measures.
Michael Barnier, European Commissioner for internal market and services.
Politico.eu 18.12.2013
Details of the Deposit Guarantee Schemes by Country
Einlagensicherung der Banken & Bankiers Gesellschaft m.b.H.
https://einlagensicherung.at/
Börsegasse 11, 1010 Vienna, Austria
+43 (1) 533 98 03
100,000
around 19 Mio. cash and cash equivalents (not taking into account legal reserve liability for Austrian banks of 0.5%)
June 28, 2016
Fonds de Protection des Depots et des Instruments Financiers
http://www.fondsdeprotection.be/
Boulevard de Berlaimont 14, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
+32 2 572 3825
100,000
43 million
December 31, 2014
Garanční Systém Finančního Trhu (GSFT)
https://www.garancnisystem.cz/
Týn 639, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
+420 234 767 676
100,000
ca. 1 BIllion
December 31, 2014
Fonds de Garantie des Dépôts et de Résolution
https://www.garantiedesdepots.fr/
65, rue de la Victoire - 75009 Paris - FRANCE
+33 1 58 18 38 08
100,000
3,131 milliards EUR
December 11, 2015
Entschädigungseinrichtung deutscher Banken GmbH (EdB). Some banks are also members of a private deposit guarantee fund of the Association of German Banks (Bundesverband deutscher Banken – BdB).
Burgstraße 28, 10178 Berlin, Germany
+49 30 59 00 11 960
100,000. The protection limit is higher for banks belonging to the deposit guarantee fund of the BdB.
990 Mio.
December 1, 2013
Bankenes sikringsfond
http://www.bankenessikringsfond.no/
Hansteens gate 2, Postboks 2579, Solli, N-0202 Oslo, Norway
+47 23 28 42 00
ca. 220,000
ca. 3.3 Billion
December 31, 2015
Bankowy Fundusz Gwarancyjny (BFG)
http://www.bfg.pl/en
ul. ks. Ignacego Jana Skorupki 4, 00-546 Warsaw, Poland
+48 22 583 09 22
100,000
1.6 Billion
December 1, 2012
Fundo de Garantia de Depósitos
Av. da República, 57 – 8º, 1050-189 Lisboa, Portugal
+351 21 792 57 35
100,000
1.55 Billion
December 31, 2014

