v3.26.1
Related parties
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Related party transactions [abstract]  
Related parties Related parties
The parties related to the Group are deemed to include, in addition to its associates and joint ventures, the Bank's key management personnel (the members of its board of directors and the senior management, together with their close family members) and the entities over which the key management personnel may exercise significant influence or control.
Following below is the balance sheet balances and amounts of the Group's income statement corresponding to operations with the parties related to it, distinguishing between associates and joint ventures, members of the Bank's board of directors, the Bank's senior management, and other related parties. Related-party transactions were made on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm's-length transactions or, when this was not the case, the related compensation in kind was recognized.
EUR million
2025
Associates and joint venturesMembers of the board of directorsSenior ManagementOther related parties
Assets10,491  18 295 
Cash, cash balances at central banks and other deposits on demand— — — 
Loans and advances: credit institutions286 — — — 
Loans and advances: customers9,835 — 18 274 
Debt securities160 — — 
Others208 — — 19 
Liabilities2,978 10 5 376 
Financial liabilities: credit institutions26 — — — 
Financial liabilities: customers2,761 10 376 
Marketable debt securities— — — — 
Others191 — — — 
Income statement1,724   7 
Interest income441 — — 
Interest expense(119)— — (4)
Gains/losses on financial assets and liabilities and others(53)— — — 
Commission income1,546 — — 
Commission expense(91)— — (1)
Other3,732 4 3 189 
Financial guarantees granted and Others11 61 
Loan commitments and Other commitments granted335 38 
Derivative financial instruments3,386 — — 90 
EUR million
2024
Associates and joint venturesMembers of the board of directorsSenior ManagementOther related parties
Assets10,783  14 226 
Cash, cash balances at central banks and other deposits on demand163 — — — 
Loans and advances: credit institutions407 — — — 
Loans and advances: customers9,750 — 14 221 
Debt securities229 — — 
Others234 — — — 
Liabilities3,243 9 7 292 
Financial liabilities: credit institutions228 — — — 
Financial liabilities: customers2,810 292 
Marketable debt securities— — — — 
Others205 — — — 
Income statement1,776   4 
Interest income508 — — 
Interest expense(153)— — (5)
Gains/losses on financial assets and liabilities and others(11)— — — 
Commission income1,535 — — 
Commission expense(103)— — (1)
Other4,712 4 3 216 
Financial guarantees granted and Others18 64 
Loan commitments and Other commitments granted317 20 
Derivative financial instruments4,377 — — 132 
EUR million
2023
Associates and joint venturesMembers of the board of directorsSenior ManagementOther related parties
Assets10,497  12 186 
Cash, cash balances at central banks and other deposits on demand154 — — — 
Loans and advances: credit institutions405 — — — 
Loans and advances: customers9,275 — 12 185 
Debt securities391 — — 
Others272 — — — 
Liabilities2,480 14 5 150 
Financial liabilities: credit institutions463 — — — 
Financial liabilities: customers1,727 14 150 
Marketable debt securities— — — — 
Others290 — — — 
Income statement1,698   11 
Interest income427 — — 
Interest expense(149)— — (1)
Gains/losses on financial assets and liabilities and others43 — — — 
Commission income1,499 — — 
Commission expense(122)— — — 
Other4,189 3 2 1,094 
Financial guarantees granted and Others10 861 
Loan commitments and Other commitments granted274 
Derivative financial instruments3,905 — — 224 
The remaining required information is detailed in notes 5 and 46.c.