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What can Europe do for its young people?

Young people should feel the EU works for them, says Executive Board member Benoît Cœuré at the latest ECB Youth Dialogue. The EU can, and should, help empower young Europeans so that they can reap the full benefits of a united Europe.
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18 March 2019ECONOMIC BULLETIN

Asset purchases support economic recovery

The asset purchase programme is an effective tool to ease lending conditions for people and businesses in Europe. It has helped – together with other ECB policy measures – to bring inflation back on track towards price stability and encourage economic recovery in the euro area.

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12 March 2019INTERVIEW

Live Twitter Q&A with Chief Economist

Chief Economist Peter Praet answered questions from Twitter users about topics including monetary policy and economic forecasting during a live session. He also commented on Mario Draghi’s tie colour and shared what he will miss the most after leaving the ECB this coming May.

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14/03/2019: Working group on euro risk-free rates recommends transition path from EONIA to €STR and €STR-based forward-looking term structure methodology
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Recommendations of the working group on euro risk-free rates
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14/03/2019: ECB announces start date for euro short-term rate (€STR)
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12/03/2019: ECB changes the acronym for its euro short-term rate
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12/03/2019: Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 8 March 2019
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12/03/2019: Euro area securities issues statistics: January 2019
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18/03/2019: Peter Praet: Market power: a complex reality
Speech by Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the EIB/Compnet conference, Kirchberg, Luxembourg, 18 March 2019
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18/03/2019: Luis de Guindos: The euro area economy and our monetary policy stance
Remarks by Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, at Asociación para el Progreso de la Dirección (APD), Madrid, 18 March 2019
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13/03/2019: Benoît Cœuré: Generation €uro – What Europe can do for you
Speech by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the ECB Youth Dialogue Event, Bocconi University, 13 March 2019
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12/03/2019: Sabine Lautenschläger: The evolution of banking regulation
Panel remarks by Sabine Lautenschläger, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Financial Stability Institute 20th anniversary conference, Basel, 12 March 2019
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07/03/2019: Mario Draghi, Luis de Guindos: PRESS CONFERENCE
Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, Frankfurt am Main, 7 March 2019
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12/03/2019: Peter Praet: Q&A on Twitter
Interview on Twitter with Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted and published on 12 March 2019
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11/03/2019: Benoît Cœuré: Interview with Corriere della Sera
Interview of Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Danilo Taino on 7 March 2019 and published on 11 March 2019
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19/02/2019: Luis de Guindos: Interview with Le Monde
Interview with Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, conducted by Marie Charrel on 13 February 2019
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18/02/2019: Peter Praet: Interview with Börsen-Zeitung
Interview with Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Detlef Fechtner and Mark Schrörs on 11 February 2019 and published on 18 February 2019
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07/02/2019: Benoît Cœuré: Interview with Barron’s
Interview with Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Pierre Briançon on 5 February 2019 and published on 7 February 2019
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18/03/2019: Working paper no. 2249: Whatever it takes: what’s the impact of a major nonconventional monetary policy intervention?
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18/03/2019: Taking stock of the Eurosystem’s asset purchase programme after the end of net asset purchases
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Economic Bulletin Issue 2, 2019
13/03/2019: ECB Survey of Monetary Analysts (SMA) - questionnaire
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12/03/2019: Working paper no. 2248: Global growth on life support? The contributions of fiscal and monetary policy since the global financial crisis
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07/03/2019: ECB staff macroeconomic projections for the euro area, March 2019
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28/02/2019: SEPA Migration – impact assessment
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25/02/2019: Working paper no. 2247: The Green Golden Rule: habit and anticipation of future consumption
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22/02/2019: Letter from the ECB President to Mr Paul Tang, MEP, on the Eurosystem credit assessment framework
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22/02/2019: Working paper no. 2246: Mars or mercury redux: the geopolitics of bilateral trade agreements
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22/02/2019: Working paper no. 2245: The financial transmission of housing bubbles: evidence from Spain
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12/03/2019: Opinion on a Council recommendation on the appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the ECB (CON/2019/11)
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28/02/2019: Opinion on the establishment of a macroprudential board (CON/2019/10)
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27/02/2019: Opinion on a draft law for the protection of primary residences (CON/2019/09)
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18/02/2019: Opinion on court orders for possession of principal private residences (CON/2019/08)
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15/02/2019: Opinion on the licensing and supervision of providers of microcredit (CON/2019/07)
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14 March 2019PRESS RELEASE

ECB to publish first euro short-term rate on 2 October

The ECB is ready to further support the private sector in the transition from EONIA to the euro short-term rate (€STR) and will calculate a one-off spread between the two using a formula recommended by the industry-led working group on euro risk-free rates, based on public data.

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#EUROAT20

How you benefit from the euro

The euro is nearly 20 years old and has become a part of everyday life for the 340 million people living in the euro area. How do you benefit from a safe and stable currency?

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Interest rates

Marginal lending facility	0.25 %
Main refinancing operations (fixed rate)	0.00 %
Deposit facility	− 0.40 %

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Reference rates

USD	US dollar	1.1349
JPY	Japanese yen	126.54
GBP	Pound sterling	0.85660
CHF	Swiss franc	1.1360

Last update: Monday, 18 March 2019 Euro foreign exchange rates

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Multimedia

Travelogue: ECB Executive Board member Benoît Cœuré visiting Vorwerk factory in Cloyes-sur-le-Loir
Unveiling of the New 100 and 200 Euro Banknotes
20 years of ESCB statistics: What's next?
20th anniversary – Staff testimonials / First Day at the ECB
ECB Forum on Central Banking 2018
How are Executive Board members chosen?
Interview with Vítor Constâncio. ECB Vice-President (2011 – 2018)
Financial Stability Review - May 2018
Vítor Constâncio interview on the Financial Stability Review - May 2018
How does the euro help Europeans do business?
What is ethical hacking?
Generation €uro Students' Award 2018
Communications challenges for policy effectiveness, accountability and reputation
Meeting the #EuroVideoChallenge finalists at the award ceremony
What is TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS)?
#ECBYouthDialogue - Dublin, Ireland
Highlights ECB Forum on Central Banking 2017
#ECBYouthDialogue - Lisbon 2017
Interview Vítor Constâncio on Financial Stability Review
EU Open Days - May 2017
Generation €uro Students' Award 2017
The new €50 banknote is now in circulation
How quantitative easing works
15 years of the euro
Inside the Asset Purchase Programme
ECB and the Eurosystem explained in 3 min.

ECB Press Conference - 25 October 2018
European Cultural Days - 25 September 2018
Visit of German Federal President Steinmeier to the ECB - 26 Sep 2018
ECB Press Conference - 13 September 2018
New €100 & €200 - Security features
Estonian Art Vernissage - 27 June 2018
ECB Forum on Central Banking - 18/20 June 2018
ECB Press Conference - 14 June 2018
EU Open Day - 5 May 2018
Joint Conference of the European Central Bank and the European Commission - 3 May 2018
ECB Press Conference - 26 April 2018
Generation €uro Students’ Award - 10 -11 April 2018
Luminale: Cross Hatch - 18 March 2018
ECB Press Conference - 8 March 2018
Central Bank Communications Conference - 14-15 November 2017
2017 #EuroVideoChallenge Award Ceremony in Lyon - 9 November 2017
European Cultural Days - 26 October 2017
ECB Press Conference - 26 October 2017
Inauguration ECB Visitor Centre – 4 October 2017
Sendung mit der Maus - 3 October 2017
#ECBYouthDialogue, Dublin - 22 September 2017
Opening of the Cyprus Contemporary Art Exhibition - 20 September 2017
ECB Press Conference - 7 September 2017
ECB Press Conference - 20 July 2017
#ECBYouthDialogue - 26 June 2017, Lisbon, Portugal
ECB Forum on Central Banking - Sintra, Portugal, 26-28 June 2017
ECB Press Conference - 8 June 2017, Tallinn
EU Open Day in Brussels - 6 May 2017
ECB Open Day for women in technical fields - 04 May 2017
ECB Press Conference - 27 April 2017
The new €50 banknote - 4 April 2017
Generation Euro Students' Award - 4/5 April 2017
Europe's digital integrated market - 31 January 2017
25 November 2016 UN Orange Day
17 October 2016 Cultural Days Opening Concert
3 October 2016 Türen Auf!
Unveiling of the new €50 banknote
Young Economists at ECB Forum on Central Banking
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The international role of the euro, June 2018
Financial integration in Europe, May 2018
Price and wage-setting in advanced economies
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Statistics for Economic and Monetary Union. Enhancements and new directions, 2003-12, by Peter Bull
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