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Watch live: ECB Forum on Central Banking

This year’s ECB Forum on Central Banking takes place between 17 and 19 June. Discussions focus on the first 20 years of European Economic and Monetary Union and the future of growth in the euro area. The live webcast will resume at 10:30 CET on Wednesday, 19 June 2019.

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18 June 2019 #ECBFORUM

Twenty years of ECB monetary policy

The theme of the 2019 ECB Forum on Central Banking is 20 years of European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). In his introductory speech, ECB President Mario Draghi talks about the past twenty years and the future of the ECB’s monetary policy.

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17 June 2019 #ECBFORUM

Young economists’ competition 2019

A group of young economists join our Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal, between 17 and 19 June. They will present their research to policymakers, academics and other participants, who will then vote to determine a winner.

Check out the finalists’ research

18/06/2019: Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 14 June 2019
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13/06/2019: International use of the euro increases
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13/06/2019: Euro area securities issues statistics: April 2019
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11/06/2019: ECB appoints Ulrich Bindseil as Director General Market Infrastructure and Payments
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11/06/2019: Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 7 June 2019
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18/06/2019: Mario Draghi: Twenty Years of the ECB’s monetary policy
Speech by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, ECB Forum on Central Banking, Sintra, 18 June 2019
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14/06/2019: Sabine Lautenschläger: Transformation of the retail and wholesale payments landscape in Europe
Speech by Sabine Lautenschläger, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the European Association of Co-operative Banks, Berlin, 14 June 2019
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12/06/2019: Benoît Cœuré: The effects of APP reinvestments on euro area bond markets
Closing remarks by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the ECB’s Bond Market Contact Group meeting, 12 June 2019
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Slides
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12/06/2019: Mario Draghi: Welcome remarks
Speech by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, at the 8th ECB conference on central, eastern and south-eastern European countries, Frankfurt, 12 June 2019
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10/06/2019: Luis de Guindos: The euro area economy and our monetary policy stance
Remarks by Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, during the Instituto de Empresa (IE) Business Leadership Forum at the IE Business School, Madrid, 10 June 2019
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17/06/2019: Benoît Cœuré: Interview with the Financial Times
Interview with Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Claire Jones on 12 June, and published on 17 June 2019
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15/06/2019: Luis de Guindos: Interview with Corriere della Sera
Interview with Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, conducted by Federico Fubini on 13 June 2019
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31/05/2019: Peter Praet: Interview met De Tijd
Interview Peter Praet, Lid van de directie van de ECB, afgenomen door Peter de Groote en Wouter Vervenne op 22 mei en gepubliceerd op 1 juni 2019
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31/05/2019: Peter Praet: Entretien avec L‘Echo
Entretien avec Peter Praet, membre du directoire de la BCE, accordé à Marc Lambrechts le 22 mai et publié le 1 juin 2019
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08/05/2019: Benoît Cœuré: Interview with the Association of German Pfandbrief Banks
Interview with Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, published on 8 May 2019
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17/06/2019: Definitions and characteristics of soft patches in the euro area
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Economic Bulletin Issue 4, 2019
17/06/2019: Drivers of underlying inflation in the euro area over time: a Phillips curve perspective
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Economic Bulletin Issue 4, 2019
14/06/2019: Letter from the ECB President to Mr Nikolaos Chountis, MEP, on monetary policy
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14/06/2019: Letter from the ECB President to Mr Miguel Viegas, MEP, on monetary policy
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14/06/2019: Letter from the ECB President to Mr Luke Ming Flanagan, MEP, on the Irish economy
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14/06/2019: Letter from the ECB President to Mr Markus Ferber, MEP, on the European financial sector
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13/06/2019: The international role of the euro, June 2019
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Statistical annex
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13/06/2019: Occasional paper no. 224: Economic structures 20 years into the euro
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13/06/2019: Common Minimum Standards for Data Revisions as agreed between the ECB, EIOPA, National Central Banks and National Competent Authorities
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11/06/2019: Working paper no. 2291: An analysis of the Eurosystem/ECB projections
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14/06/2019: Decision (EU) 2019/976 of the ECB of 29 May 2019 laying down the principles for defining objectives and sharing feedback in joint supervisory teams and repealing Decision (EU) 2017/274 (ECB/2019/14)
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12/06/2019: Opinion on the objectives and governance of the Latvian Financial and Capital Markets Commission (CON/2019/22)
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31/05/2019: Opinion on reform of the banking and financial market supervisory regime (CON/2019/21)
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28/05/2019: Opinion on judicial relief granted to former holders of qualified bank credit (CON/2019/20)
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21/05/2019: Opinion on the revision of the legal framework of the Portuguese financial supervisory system (CON/2019/19)
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29 May 2019 INITIATIVE

ECB scholarship for women in economics

To further promote gender balance in central banking we have launched a scholarship programme to support women pursuing a Master’s degree in economics in Europe. Applications for the academic year 2019/20 are open until midnight on 19 June 2019.

Find out more

#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?

Read our explainer
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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	1.1187
JPY	Japanese yen	121.08
GBP	Pound sterling	0.89403
CHF	Swiss franc	1.1175

Last update: Tuesday, 18 June 2019 Euro foreign exchange rates

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Multimedia

Download the ECB Art App
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
ECB Main Building
Luminale 2016 - ECB's illuminated buildings

The international role of the euro, June 2018
Financial integration in Europe, May 2018
Price and wage-setting in advanced economies
ESCB Legal Conference 2018
Legal framework of the Eurosystem and the European System of Central Banks. ECB legal acts and instruments
Statistics for Economic and Monetary Union. Enhancements and new directions, 2003-12, by Peter Bull
The monetary policy of the ECB
The payment system – payments, securities and derivatives, and the role of the Eurosystem in this field