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21 September 2018ACCOUNTABILITY

Hearing at European Parliament on 24 September

Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, speaks before the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and answers questions from its Members.

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24 September 2018PUBLICATION

Recent developments in the use of cash

The value of euro banknotes in circulation has nearly doubled over the past ten years. However, around 30% of the total value in circulation may be held outside the euro area. This Economic Bulletin article explores the reasons for these trends.

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19/09/2018: Euro area monthly balance of payments: July 2018
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18/09/2018: Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 14 September 2018
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17/09/2018: ECB unveils new €100 and €200 banknotes
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14/09/2018: Staff statement following the first post-programme mission to Greece
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14/09/2018: Payments statistics: 2017
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20/09/2018: Peter Praet: Challenges to monetary policy normalisation
Speech by Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the SUERF conference “Sustainable Policy Responses: EU and US Perspectives”, New York, 20 September 2018
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19/09/2018: Mario Draghi: Economic and Monetary Union: past and present
Speech by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, at the Europa-Konferenz at Hertie School of Governance organised by the Jacques Delors Institute, Berlin, 19 September 2018
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18/09/2018: Mario Draghi: The Benefits of European Supervision
Speech by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, at the ACPR Conference on Financial Supervision, Paris, 18 September 2018
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17/09/2018: Peter Praet: Economic developments in the euro area
Presentation by Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, to the Société Royale d’Economie Politique, Brussels, 17 September 2018
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17/09/2018: Benoît Cœuré: Forward guidance and policy normalisation
Speech by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, 17 September 2018
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05/09/2018: Benoît Cœuré: Interview with Kathimerini
Interview with Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Eirini Chrysolora and published on 5 September 2018
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05/08/2018: Sabine Lautenschläger: Interview with Welt am Sonntag
Interview with Sabine Lautenschläger, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, conducted by Anja Ettel and Anne Kunz on 30 July 2018 and published on 5 August 2018
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09/07/2018: Benoît Cœuré: Interview with Bloomberg TV
Interview with Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Caroline Connan and broadcast on 9 July 2018
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25/06/2018: Benoît Cœuré: Interview with Le Figaro
Interview with Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Fabrice Nodé-Langlois and published on 25 June 2018
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23/06/2018: Peter Praet: Interview with Expresso
Interview with Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by João Silvestre on 18 June 2018 and published on 23 June 2018
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24/09/2018: Trends and developments in the use of euro cash over the past ten years
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Economic Bulletin Issue 6, 2018
24/09/2018: Oil prices, the terms of trade and private consumption
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Economic Bulletin Issue 6, 2018
24/09/2018: Working paper no. 2177: Managing the sovereign-bank nexus
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24/09/2018: Working paper no. 2176: Who bears interest rate risk?
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21/09/2018: Research bulletin no. 50: The macroeconomic impact of news about policy and news about the economy in ECB announcements
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17/09/2018: Eurosystem report on the gap assessment of card payment schemes against the “Oversight framework for card payment schemes – standards”
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17/09/2018: ESS – ESCB quality assessment report on statistics underlying the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (annual report for 2017)
2017 annual report on the main characteristics and quality aspects of the statistics underlying the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure
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14/09/2018: Letter from the ECB President to Mr Miguel Viegas, MEP, on high-denomination euro banknotes
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14/09/2018: Letter from the ECB President to Mr Joachim Starbatty and Ms Ulrike Trebesius, MEP, on TARGET2
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14/09/2018: Letter from the ECB President to Mr Jonás Fernández, MEP, on a central bank digital currency
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14/09/2018: Recommendation of the ECB of 6 September 2018 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Banco de España (ECB/2018/22)
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11/09/2018: Opinion on amendments to the reform of popolari banks and cooperative banks (CON/2018/42)
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04/09/2018: Opinion on new rounding rules for payments denominated in euro (CON/2018/41)
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03/09/2018: Opinion on the transmission of administrative data for statistical purposes (CON/2018/40)
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31/08/2018: Opinion on critical infrastructures, cybersecurity and covered bonds (CON/2018/39)
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17 September 2018EVENT

Children’s event: open doors at the bank!

Registration now open: fans of the children’s show “Die Sendung mit der Maus” are invited to visit the ECB on 3 October as part of the show’s Germany-wide “open doors” event. Children and their families will take part in fun activities and learn about the euro, the ECB and the EU.

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How the ECB's policy has reduced inequality

The ECB’s monetary policy measures since 2014 have not only helped growth and eliminated the risk of deflation – they have also reduced overall inequality in the euro area, new research confirms. Take a look at our explainer video to find out how.

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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
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European Cultural Days - 26 October 2017
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Inauguration ECB Visitor Centre – 4 October 2017
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EU Open Day in Brussels - 6 May 2017
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Statistics for Economic and Monetary Union. Enhancements and new directions, 2003-12, by Peter Bull
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