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The European Central Bank is the central bank for Europe's single currency, the euro. Its main task is to maintain the euro's purchasing power.
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We’re hosting our next media seminar on 18-19 November. Join us to discuss key banking supervision topics and meet members of the ECB’s Supervisory Board.
If you work for the media and wish to attend, please fill out the call for interest form by 16 October
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A true Single Market is key to boosting European banks’ competitiveness, says Vice-President Boris Vujčić.
Resilience is a strength, not a constraint. Deeper financial integration and simpler rules will help banks scale up, innovate and support growth
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Live from 13:30 CET: Boris Vujčić, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, will deliver a keynote speech
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AI has the potential to reshape our economies. The ECB Blog explores the financing of AI investment in two posts.
In this one we show that firms expect to rely overwhelmingly on their own resources to finance the transition
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Coming up at 14:15 CET: Supervisory Board Chair Claudia Buch takes part in a panel discussion on “The financial system in the next fifteen years” at the tenth @ESRBofficial Annual Conference.
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AI has the potential to offer many benefits to society. But it also poses risks, including for financial stability, says ESRB Chair Christine @Lagarde. This calls for particular attention in financial market trading, cyber resilience and geopolitics
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The tenth annual conference of the European Systemic Risk Board is now under way!
Join us at 15:30 CET for President @Lagarde's welcome address and dive into an exciting array of discussions.
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Europe’s banks have solid foundations but must remain vigilant, says Supervisory Board member Patrick Montagner.
They must now further strengthen their resilience and prepare for future shocks, without forgetting the lessons of the past. Read the speech
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How did euro area bank interest rates evolve in August? How do they compare with July’s figures?
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European banks will become more competitive if bank failures are handled the same way across the EU, says Supervisory Board member Pedro Machado. Trust in how banks fail unlocks freedom in how banks live.
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I believe in societies’ ability to rediscover what unites them, President @Lagarde tells La Croix in a wide-ranging interview reflecting on her life and career.
But to do that, we need trust, respect and tolerance, and a shared purpose
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Chief Economist Philip R. Lane joins Steven J. Davis on the @HooverInst’s Economics, Applied podcast.
They discuss AI adoption in Europe and the United States, its potential to boost productivity and what Europe needs to do to help its technology firms scale up
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Why is Europe lagging the United States on AI?
@ECB Executive Board member Philip Lane joins Hoover Senior Fellow Steven J. Davis at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium to discuss Europe's AI gap, the roles of regulation and venture capital, and the challenge of turning new technology into real productivity gains.
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To achieve a truly integrated Single Market, we need harmonised rules for European banks, Supervisory Board member Sharon Donnery tells @bankobaraca.
A common rulebook would help reduce national barriers and unlock cross-border investment. Read the interview
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Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel announced that she will step down from the ECB in early January 2027 to take up a senior role at the IMF
Live from 9:00 CET: the Jean Monnet lecture by Nobel Prize laureate @paulkrugman, chaired by Chief Economist Philip R. Lane.
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Coming up at 14:15 CET: Vice-President Boris Vujčić chairs a panel on “Geoeconomics and Trade: Risks, Resilience and Policy Responses”, joined by professors Beatrice Weder di Mauro, Kevin O'Rourke and Linda Tesar.
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Integration is the best way to address complexity in the European banking sector, writes Supervisory Board member Sharon Donnery.
National and regulatory constraints stop banks from competing on an international scale. The answer is more Europe, not less
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Coming up at 9:15 CET: day 1 of the 11th ECB Annual Research Conference.
Today’s programme includes sessions on globalisation, geoeconomics, critical dependencies and industrial policy.
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We are calling for e-commerce and mobile commerce merchants to join the digital euro pilot in 2027.
Selected applicants will test a beta version of the digital euro at ECB and national central bank premises to help refine its design
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Around 80% of euro area households do not own stocks or other market-based financial instruments.
The ECB Blog examines the barriers that keep many Europeans from investing and explores ways to broaden capital market participation
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