Archives

The ECB’s institutional memory is kept in the ECB Archives. Documentation of historical value in any format is selected, safeguarded and preserved to meet internal and external information requests and enhance the transparency of the ECB. The ECB Archives include audiovisual material and artefacts.

The ECB Archives hold records from:

• the Committee of Governors of the Central Banks of the Member States of the European Economic Community (1964-93)
• the European Monetary Cooperation Fund (1973-93)
• the Delors Committee (1988-89)
• the European Monetary Institute (1994-98)
• the European Central Bank (1998-present)

Information on the ECB archival collections and access to released documents is available in each of the sections above.