Currencies
- 22/10/2020
- Fabio Panetta: On the edge of a new frontier: European payments in the digital ageKeynote speech by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the ECB Conference “A new horizon for pan-European payments and digital euro”
- 12/10/2020
- Fabio Panetta: A digital euro for the digital eraIntroductory statement by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the ECON Committee of the European Parliament
- 11/10/2020
- Philip R. Lane: Interview with Wall Street JournalInterview with Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Tom Fairless on 8 October
- 02/10/2020
- ECB intensifies its work on a digital euro EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 02/10/2020
- Fabio Panetta: We must be prepared to issue a digital euroBlog post by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB
Summary
We should be ready to issue a digital euro if and when it is necessary, writes Executive Board member Fabio Panetta. The euro is a currency that Europeans trust. We need to make sure that it is fit for the future.
- 01/10/2020
- Luis de Guindos: Interview with Market News InternationalInterview with Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, conducted by Luke Heighton on 29 September 2020
- 20/09/2020
- Luis de Guindos: Interview with La RazónInterview with Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, conducted by Jesús Rivasés on 14 September 2020
- 20/08/2020
- Reduction in frequency of 7-day US dollar liquidity-providing operations as of 1 September 2020
- 19/08/2020
- Fabio Panetta, Isabel Schnabel: The provision of euro liquidity through the ECB’s swap and repo operationsBlog post by Fabio Panetta and Isabel Schnabel, Members of the Executive Board of the ECB
Summary
The ECB’s swap and repo lines are essential stabilising tools in the coronavirus crisis. In a joint Blog post, Executive Board members Fabio Panetta and Isabel Schnabel explain how these tools reduce funding risks, prevent financial contagion and support the euro’s use in global transactions.
- 13/07/2020
- Euro central and compulsory intervention rates for Bulgarian lev and Croatian kuna in ERM II EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 10/07/2020
- Communiqué on Croatia
- 10/07/2020
- Communiqué on Bulgaria
- 07/07/2020
- Fabio Panetta: Unleashing the euro’s untapped potential at global levelIntroductory remarks by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, Meeting with Members of the European Parliament
- 09/06/2020
- International use of the euro broadly stable in 2019
- 11/05/2020
- Yves Mersch: An ECB digital currency – a flight of fancy?Speech by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the Consensus 2020 virtual conference, 11 May 2020
- 28/04/2020
- Fabio Panetta: Beyond monetary policy – protecting the continuity and safety of payments during the coronavirus crisisBlog post by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB
Summary
The ECB is working to protect the continuity and safety of payments during the coronavirus pandemic, writes Executive Board member Fabio Panetta in The ECB Blog. Europeans can trust in our commitment to support them throughout this crisis.
- 05/02/2020
- Christine Lagarde: Remarks on the occasion of receiving the Grand Prix de l’Économie 2019 from Les EchosSpeech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the "Grand Prix de l’Économie des Echos pour l’année 2019"
- 05/02/2020
- Philip R. Lane: The future of the euroPresentation by Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at "Berliner Gespräch zum Finanzplatz Frankfurt" organised by Hessische Landesvertretung in Berlin, 5 February 2020
- 21/01/2020
- Central bank group to assess potential cases for central bank digital currencies
- 09/01/2020
- Philip R. Lane: Policy Frameworks and Strategies for an Open EconomyPresentation by Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Bank of England Workshop on "The Future of Inflation Targeting" in London, 9 January 2020
- 27/11/2019
- Christine Lagarde: Welcome addressWelcome address by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, on signing the euro banknotes
- 14/11/2019
- Philip R. Lane: The international transmission of monetary policyKeynote speech by Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, CEPR International Macroeconomics and Finance Programme Meeting
- 24/10/2019
- Mario Draghi, Luis de Guindos: Introductory statement to the press conference (with Q&A)Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, Frankfurt am Main, 24 October 2019EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 17/09/2019
- Benoît Cœuré: Digital challenges to the international monetary and financial systemPanel remarks by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Banque centrale du Luxembourg-Toulouse School of Economics conference on “The Future of the International Monetary System”
- 12/09/2019
- Mario Draghi, Luis de Guindos: Introductory statement to the press conference (with Q&A)Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, Frankfurt am Main, 12 September 2019EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 02/09/2019
- Yves Mersch: Money and private currencies: reflections on LibraSpeech by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the ECB Legal Conference, Frankfurt am Main, 2 September 2019
- 16/05/2019
- Luis de Guindos: Deepening EMU and the implications for the international role of the euroSpeech by Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, at the occasion of the joint conference of the European Commission and the European Central Bank on European financial integration and stability, Brussels, 16 May 2019
- 06/04/2019
- Yves Mersch: Competitiveness of Europe and European Financial MarketsPanel contribution by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at The Outlook for the Economy and Finance conference, Cernobbio, 6 April 2019
- 22/03/2019
- Yves Mersch: Remarks at the ‘Challenges in Understanding the Monetary Transmission Mechanism’ conferenceSpeech by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, Warsaw, 22 March 2019
- 19/02/2019
- Luis de Guindos: Euro at 20 years: the road aheadAddress by Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, at the European Parliamentary Week, Brussels, 19 February 2019
- 15/02/2019
- Benoît Cœuré: The euro’s global role in a changing world: a monetary policy perspectiveSpeech by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Council on Foreign Relations, New York City, 15 February 2019
- 31/01/2019
- Yves Mersch: The possible triangle: frictionless movement of payments, securities and collateral across EuropeSpeech by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the 2019 Annual General Meeting of the International Capital Markets Association’s European Repo and Collateral Council, Luxembourg, 31 January 2019
- 28/01/2019
- Mario Draghi: Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European ParliamentIntroductory Statement by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, at the ECON committee of the European Parliament, Brussels, 28 January 2019
- 15/01/2019
- Mario Draghi: 20th anniversary of the euroSpeech by Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, at the session of the plenary of the European Parliament to mark the anniversary of the euro in Strasbourg, 15 January 2019
- 07/01/2019
- Luis de Guindos: Fostering resilience and convergence in Economic and Monetary UnionKeynote speech by Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, at the conference “Five Years with the Euro”, Latvia, 7 January 2019
- 15/12/2018
- Mario Draghi: Europe and the euro 20 years onSpeech by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, at Laurea Honoris Causa in Economics by University of Sant'Anna, Pisa, 15 December 2018
- 28/11/2018
- Benoît Cœuré: Welcome RemarksRemarks by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Foreign Exchange Contact Group meeting, Frankfurt, 28 November 2018
- 17/09/2018
- Peter Praet: Economic developments in the euro areaPresentation by Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, to the Société Royale d’Economie Politique, Brussels, 17 September 2018
- 25/01/2018
- Mario Draghi, Vítor Constâncio: Introductory statement to the press conference (with Q&A)Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the ECB, Frankfurt am Main, 25 January 2018EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +