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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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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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Our independence as banking supervisors requires strong accountability and transparency, says Supervisory Board Chair Claudia Buch.
We need to continue learning from a broad range of views offered by a strong community of watchers.
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He’s spent 25 years in central banking, led Croatia into the euro area and is now the ECB’s Vice-President.
Boris Vujčić reflects on the experiences that shaped him, discusses European financial stability and shares his top priorities for his new role
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There’s only one week left to share your views on our future banknotes!
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AI is the project that could drive European capital markets forward to channel savings where they are needed, says President Christine @Lagarde.
It needs capital on a scale that only markets can provide, and the stakes for Europe could hardly be higher
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Coming up at 18:00 CET: Supervisory Board member Pedro Machado takes part in a fireside chat on risks and trends in the banking sector at the Barclays Annual Global Financial Services Conference in New York.
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Protecting cash also means preparing it for the future, says Executive Board member Piero Cipollone.
We are working on new euro banknotes that will be more secure, sustainable and resilient – and giving Europeans a say on the designs
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Executive Board member @Isabel_Schnabel: Macroeconomic, fiscal and financial stability in a shock-prone world (slides)
Are you a recent graduate eager to turn data into crucial insights for our work?
We are looking for trainees to join our statistics teams! You will work with data that matters, apply cutting-edge tools and learn from experts in the field.
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Chief Economist Philip R. Lane spoke to David Murphy from @RTENews about the latest monetary policy decisions as well as the outlook for inflation and economic growth.
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Chief Economist Philip R. Lane: Outlook for the euro area economy (slides)
Banks should prepare for the unknown, writes Supervisory Board Chair Claudia Buch in #TheSupervisionBlog#.
Geopolitical risks are here to stay. Banks need reliable data to ensure they are flexible and resilient enough to adapt if the situation worsens
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Transcript with Q&A of yesterday’s monetary policy press conference
The Governing Council decided to raise interest rates by 0.25 percentage points.
Inflation is set to remain well above target for an extended period, says President @Lagarde. We are committed to ensuring that inflation stabilises at 2%.
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