Chryssa Papathanassiou

Chryssa Papathanassiou is an Assistant Professor at the International Hellenic University (IHU). Chryssa is a member of the Athens and New York Bars, holds a Ph.D. from the Law School of the University of Konstanz, and an LL.M from Yale Law School where she was a Friedrich-Naumann and a Fulbright Scholar respectively. Prior to joining the IHU, Chryssa was a member of the CPMI working group authoring the 2006 report on derivatives clearing and worked in various functions at the European Central Bank, as well as at the legal department of Commerzbank. Chryssa’s expertise covers digital innovation, climate risk, derivatives, and banking regulation.

Selected Publications

Nieto, Maria J. and Papathanassiou, Chryssa, Different Shades of Green: EU Corporate Disclosure Rules and Their Effectiveness in Limiting “Greenwashing” (March, 2025). ECB Occasional Paper No. 2025/370, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5179587 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5179587

Papathanassiou, Chryssa, Digital Innovation and Banking Regulation (June, 2024). ECB Occasional Paper No. 2024/351, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4860754 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4860754

Nieto, Maria J. and Papathanassiou, Chryssa, Financing the Orderly Transition to a Low Carbon Economy in the EU: the Regulatory Framework for the Banking Channel (April 29, 2023). Journal of Banking Regulation, June 2023, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4429957 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4429957

Papathanassiou, Chryssa in Ellenberger/Bunte Bankrechts-Handbuch, § 120. Das Europäische System der Zentralbanken und die Europäische Zentralbank. Beck Verlag, 6. Auflage 2022.

Papathanassiou, Chryssa, Fundamental Rights and Banking Supervision (June 28, 2022). Journal of Banking Regulation (2022). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41261-022-00204-5 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4433283

Papathanassiou, Chryssa, Article 18 of the SSM Regulation, in Binder/Gortsos/Lackhoff/Ohler, European Banking Union, Brussels Commentary, Hart Publishing, Oxford and Nomos, 2022.

Papathanassiou, Chryssa and Georgios Zagouras, Mehr Sicherheit für den Finanzsektor: der Europäische Ausschuss für Systemrisiken und die Rolle der EZB, WM 2010 Heft 34, 1584.

Bliss, Robert R. and Papathanassiou, Chryssa, Derivatives Clearing, Central Counterparties and Novation: The Economic Implications (March 8, 2006). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3761950 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3761950

Russo, Daniela and Hart, Terry L. and Malaguti, Maria Chiara and Papathanassiou, Chryssa, Governance of Securities Clearing and Settlement Systems (October 2004). ECB Occasional Paper No. 21, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=752070 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.752070

Russo, Daniela and Caviglia, Giacomo and Papathanassiou, Chryssa and Rosati, Simonetta, Prudential and Oversight Requirements for Securities Settlement (December 2007). ECB Occasional Paper No. 76, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1005938. or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1005938

Academic Monographs

Το δίκαιο της εκκαθάρισης παραγώγων, Εκδόσεις Σάκκουλα, 2008

Grenzüberschreitende Unternehmensübernahmen im deutschen und griechischen Recht, Peter Lang, 1995