Press releases on ECB
- 18 December 2020
- ECB nominates Frank Elderson as Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board
- 28 October 2020
- ECB adopts opinion on appointment of new Executive Board memberEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 21 October 2020
- ECB enhances internal whistleblowing framework
- 7 October 2020
- ECB appoints Wolfgang Proissl as Director General Communications
- 10 June 2020
- ECB reports on progress towards euro adoption for EU countries EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 14 May 2020
- ECB announces new measures to increase share of female staff members
- 5 May 2020
- ECB takes note of German Federal Constitutional Court ruling and remains fully committed to its mandate
- 2 April 2020
- ECB extends review of its monetary policy strategy until mid-2021EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 26 March 2020
- ECB appoints Fernando Monar Lora as Director Risk Management
- 18 March 2020
- ECB statement
- 9 March 2020
- Statement from the ECB
- 4 March 2020
- ECB announces operational precautions linked to coronavirus
- 2 March 2020
- Statement by the President of the ECB
- 27 February 2020
- ECB seeks feedback on amendments to the Regulation on payments statistics
- 24 February 2020
- ECB kick-starts Eurosystem listening events for strategy reviewEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 24 February 2020
- ECB kick-starts Eurosystem listening events for strategy review
- 20 February 2020
- Financial statements of the ECB for 2019EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 10 February 2020
- ECB seeks feedback on amendments to the Regulation on monetary financial institution balance sheet statistics
- 30 January 2020
- ECB’s subscribed capital to remain steady after Bank of England leaves the European System of Central BanksEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 30 January 2020
- ECB welcomes ratification of agreement on orderly UK withdrawal from European UnionEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 28 January 2020
- ECB appoints Roland Straub as Counsellor to the President
- 24 January 2020
- Euro banknote counterfeiting remained low in the second half of 2019EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 20 December 2019
- ECB appoints Petra Senkovic as Director General Secretariat and Pedro Gustavo Teixeira as Director General Secretariat to the Supervisory Board
- 11 December 2019
- ECB adopts opinion on appointment of new Executive Board memberEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 29 November 2019
- Report on the results of the Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises in the euro area – April to September 2019
- 13 November 2019
- ECB appoints Imène Rahmouni-Rousseau as Director General Market Operations
- 1 November 2019
- New President of the European Central BankEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 23 October 2019
- ECB adopts opinion on appointment of new Executive Board memberEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 27 September 2019
- ECB enhances reporting on FX interventions
- 25 September 2019
- Sabine Lautenschläger resigns from ECB Board
- 21 August 2019
- ECB European Cultural Days 2019: Celebrating 20 years of the euro
- 15 August 2019
- ECB shuts down compromised BIRD website
- 26 July 2019
- As market matures central banks conclude that a formal gold agreement is no longer necessary
- 25 July 2019
- ECB adopts opinion on appointment of its future President EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 16 July 2019
- Private sector working group recommends legal action plan for transition from EONIA to €STR
- 11 July 2019
- New members of the Supervisory Board appointed
- 11 July 2019
- ECB announces publication time for euro short-term rate (€STR)
- 11 June 2019
- ECB appoints Ulrich Bindseil as Director General Market Infrastructure and Payments
- 29 May 2019
- ECB launches scholarship for women in economics
- 12 March 2019
- ECB changes the acronym for its euro short-term rate
- 6 March 2019
- ECB adopts opinion on appointment of new Executive Board memberEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 21 February 2019
- Financial statements of the ECB for 2018EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 16 January 2019
- ECB publishes single Code of Conduct for high-level officials
- 3 December 2018
- ECB adopts new capital keyEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +Comparison of capital key, Eurosystem key and banknote allocation keyEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 7 November 2018
- ECB nominates Andrea Enria as Chair of Supervisory BoardEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 26 October 2018
- ECB appoints Silke Stapel-Weber as Director General Statistics
- 17 August 2018
- European Cultural Days of the ECB 2018 – Illuminated Lithuania
- 27 June 2018
- ECB appoints Patrick Amis as Director General in the Directorate General Microprudential Supervision III
- 15 June 2018
- ECB appoints Petra Senkovic as Director General Secretariat to the Supervisory Board
- 23 May 2018
- ECB publishes its 2018 Convergence Report EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 12 April 2018
- ECB publishes results of second staff survey
- 10 April 2018
- ECB launches public consultation on cyber resilience oversight expectations
- 6 April 2018
- ECB asks European Court of Justice to clarify Latvian case
- 19 March 2018
- The European Central Bank and the South African Reserve Bank sign a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation
- 12 March 2018
- ECB to participate in Luminale 2018 light show
- 8 March 2018
- ECB releases progress on gender targets
- 7 March 2018
- ECB adopts opinion on the appointment of its future Vice-PresidentEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 22 February 2018
- Financial statements of the ECB for 2017EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 30 January 2018
- ECB appoints Hans-Joachim Klöckers and Claudia Mann to new management positions
- 13 December 2017
- ECB chooses Unisys for IT collaboration
- 23 October 2017
- Report on financial structures shows ongoing consolidation in the banking sector
- 4 October 2017
- ECB opens Visitor Centre
- 21 September 2017
- ECB to publish new unsecured overnight interest rate
- 26 July 2017
- ECB appoints Hans-Joachim Klöckers and Massimo Rostagno as Directors General
- 5 July 2017
- Indicators of international use of the euro developed unevenly in 2016
- 28 March 2017
- ECB welcomes dialogue with NGOs on transparencyEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 16 February 2017
- Financial statements of the ECB for 2016EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 1 February 2017
- ECB appoints Roland Straub as Counsellor to the President
- 19 January 2017
- ECB appoints Frank Smets as Director General Economics
- 24 November 2016
- ECB participates in United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- 8 November 2016
- Prime Minister of Norway visits the ECB
- 27 October 2016
- Report on financial structures details structural changes in the euro area financial sector
- 20 September 2016
- King of the Belgians visits the ECB
- 27 July 2016
- ECB publishes Eurosystem disaggregated balance sheet data
- 19 July 2016
- Results of the July 2016 euro area bank lending survey
- 24 June 2016
- ECB is closely monitoring financial marketsEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 22 June 2016
- ECB reinstates waiver affecting the eligibility of Greek bonds used as collateral in Eurosystem monetary policy operations
- 22 June 2016
- European Central Bank opens its doors on SaturdaysEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 7 June 2016
- ECB publishes its Convergence Report 2016EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 14 April 2016
- ECB appoints Anne-Sylvie Catherin as Director General Human Resources
- 2 March 2016
- ECB to participate in light show “Luminale 2016” in Frankfurt
- 18 February 2016
- Financial statements of the ECB for 2015EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 4 February 2016
- ECB appoints Roberto Schiavi as Director General Budget and Finance
- 19 January 2016
- President of the Hellenic Republic visits the ECB
- 30 October 2015
- ECB publishes calendars of its Executive Board Members
- 29 October 2015
- Report on Financial Structures details structural changes in the euro area financial sector
- 13 October 2015
- ECB appoints Michael Diemer to be first Chief Services Officer
- 12 October 2015
- Press statement following the fourth post-programme surveillance visit to Spain
- 6 October 2015
- ECB publishes guiding principles for speeches and meetingsEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 23 September 2015
- ECB announces new Secretary to its decision-making bodies
- 16 September 2015
- Communication on Emergency Liquidity Assistance
- 4 September 2015
- ECB to install new artwork in front of main buildingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 14 July 2015
- Results of the July 2015 euro area bank lending survey
- 8 July 2015
- Diverging monetary policy cycles impact international use of the euro
- 6 July 2015
- ELA to Greek banks maintainedEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 28 June 2015
- ELA to Greek banks maintained at its current levelEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 22 June 2015
- ECB publishes indicative calendar for the Eurosystem's regular tender operations in 2016EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 22 June 2015
- Roadmap for the future of the Economic and Monetary Union
- 22 June 2015
- ECB publishes indicative calendar for the reserve maintenance periods in 2016EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 18 June 2015
- ECB Governing Council takes note of ruling on OMT
- 6 May 2015
- ECB school competition draws highest participation yet
- 14 April 2015
- Results of the April 2015 euro area bank lending survey
- 18 March 2015
- ECB marks official inauguration of its new premisesEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 20 February 2015
- ECB announces publication of a new Guideline on the implementation of monetary policy
- 19 February 2015
- Financial statements of the ECB for 2014EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 20 January 2015
- Results of the January 2015 euro area bank lending survey
- 14 January 2015
- Comments by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board, on the legal opinion of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice in the OMT case
- 12 January 2015
- European Central Bank and Reserve Bank of India sign a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation
- 1 January 2015
- Lietuvos bankas joins the fourth Central Bank Gold Agreement
- 1 January 2015
- Lithuania joins the euro areaEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 22 December 2014
- ECB publishes revised Ethics Framework and new Code of Conduct for Supervisory Board members to reflect supervisory tasks
- 18 December 2014
- ECB to publish accounts of monetary policy discussions from JanuaryEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 12 December 2014
- Closing of the EUROPEAN CULTURAL DAYS of the ECB - Bulgaria 2014
- 10 November 2014
- European Central Bank announces winners of art competition for its new premises
- 7 November 2014
- High-rise rescue exercises at the ECB's new premises
- 6 November 2014
- ECB publishes letters from 2010 on Ireland
- 5 November 2014
- Statement by the European Commission and the European Central Bank following the first post-programme surveillance mission to Portugal
- 3 November 2014
- First wave of staff move into the new premises of the European Central BankEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 30 October 2014
- ECB appoints executing asset managers for the ABS Purchase Programme
- 26 October 2014
- ECB's in-depth review shows banks need to take further actionEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (15) +
- 24 October 2014
- Transitional provisions for the application of minimum reserve requirements in Lithuania
- 22 October 2014
- Statement about media reports ahead of comprehensive assessment results
- 14 October 2014
- Opening of the European Cultural Days of the ECB - Bulgaria 2014
- 13 October 2014
- Statement by the European Commission and the European Central Bank following the second post-programme surveillance mission to Spain
- 13 October 2014
- ECB report details structural changes in the euro area banking sector
- 6 October 2014
- President of the Republic of Finland visits the ECB
- 30 September 2014
- Launch of the fourth Generation €uro Students' Award competition
- 18 September 2014
- ECB announces first list of governors subject to voting rotationEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 9 September 2014
- ECB launches EU-funded cooperation programme with the Central Bank of Montenegro
- 8 August 2014
- ECB publishes Comprehensive Assessment Stress Test ManualEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (15) +
- 24 July 2014
- ECB announces theft of contact information
- 17 July 2014
- ECB publishes indicative calendar for Governing Council Meetings and reserve maintenance periods in 2015EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 3 July 2014
- ECB to adjust schedule of meetings and to publish regular accounts of monetary policy discussions in 2015EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 1 July 2014
- Smoke extraction tests at the new ECB premises
- 17 June 2014
- ECB extends US dollar liquidity-providing operations beyond 31 July 2014
- 4 June 2014
- ECB publishes its Convergence Report 2014EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 2 June 2014
- 3 million shops and small businesses will receive leaflets about the new €10 banknoteEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (14) +
- 27 May 2014
- ECB launches public consultation on draft ECB regulation on supervisory feesEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 19 May 2014
- ECB and other central banks announce the fourth Central Bank Gold Agreement
- 2 May 2014
- Statement by the European Commission and the European Central Bank following the conclusion of the first post-programme surveillance mission to Ireland
- 2 May 2014
- Statement by the EC, ECB, and IMF on the Twelfth Review Mission to Portugal
- 3 April 2014
- More than 4,500 students participate in the third Generation €uro Students' Award competition
- 19 March 2014
- Statement by the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund on the review mission to Greece
- 10 March 2014
- European Central Bank launches competition to design site-specific works of art for its new premises
- 20 February 2014
- Annual Accounts of the ECB for 2013EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 7 February 2014
- ECB launches public consultation on draft ECB SSM Framework RegulationEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 4 February 2014
- ECB's Executive Board decides on new distribution of responsibilities among its membersEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 28 January 2014
- ECB and United Nations release handbook on financial production, flows and stocks
- 24 January 2014
- US dollar liquidity-providing operations as of 1 February 2014
- 22 January 2014
- ECB proposes candidate for vice-chair of the SSM Supervisory Board
- 9 January 2014
- New Directors General for Supervision Appointed
- 9 January 2014
- Opinion of the ECB's Governing Council on the appointment of an ECB Executive Board memberEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 1 January 2014
- Adjustments to the ECB's capital subscription key and the contribution paid by Latvijas BankaEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 1 January 2014
- Latvia joins the euro areaEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 16 December 2013
- Danièle Nouy appointed as Chair of the Supervisory BoardEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 16 December 2013
- ECB launches online competition related to new €10 banknoteEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 27 November 2013
- New Counsellor to the President and Co-ordinator of the Counsel to the Executive Board
- 21 November 2013
- Statement by the European Commission, ECB and IMF on the review mission to Greece
- 20 November 2013
- ECB nominates candidate for chair of the SSM Supervisory Board
- 15 November 2013
- Closing of the EUROPEAN CULTURAL DAYS of the ECB - Latvia 2013
- 9 November 2013
- Eurotower to house ECB's banking supervision staff
- 8 November 2013
- ECB announces details of refinancing operations with settlement in the period from 9 July 2014 to 7 July 2015
- 1 November 2013
- ECB hosts second Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI) Regional Meeting for Europe and Central Asia
- 23 October 2013
- Application of minimum reserve requirements in Latvia
- 16 October 2013
- Opening of the European Cultural Days of the ECB - LATVIA 2013
- 1 October 2013
- Launch of the Third Generation €uro Students' Award
- 30 September 2013
- Statement by the EC and the ECB following the conclusion of the fourth review of the financial assistance programme for Spain
- 27 September 2013
- ECB seeks candidates for the Chair of the Supervisory BoardEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 19 September 2013
- ECB implements loan-level reporting requirements for asset-backed securities backed by credit card receivables
- 17 September 2013
- European Cultural Days of the ECB - Latvia 2013
- 12 September 2013
- The ECB is re-awarded EMAS registrationEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 29 August 2013
- ECB aims to double share of women in high-ranking positionsEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 9 July 2013
- Communique of the European Central Bank and Latvijas Banka
- 8 July 2013
- Statement by the European Commission, ECB and IMF on the review mission to Greece
- 1 July 2013
- Adjustments to the ECB's capital subscription key due to EU enlargementEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 1 July 2013
- Croatia joins the European UnionEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 10 June 2013
- ECB publishes the indicative calendars for the reserve maintenance periods in 2014 and 2015EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 10 June 2013
- ECB publishes the indicative calendars for the Eurosystem's regular tender operations in 2014 and 2015EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 5 June 2013
- ECB publishes its Convergence Report 2013 assessing the economic and legal convergence of LatviaEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (20) +
- 31 May 2013
- ECB welcomes the introduction of separate Eonia and Euribor panels and encourages banks' participation
- 29 May 2013
- ECB will remain operational during demonstrations planned in Frankfurt
- 17 May 2013
- Schedules for the meetings of the Governing Council and the General Council of the ECB in 2014 and 2015EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 2 May 2013
- ECB announces change in eligibility of marketable debt instruments issued or guaranteed by the Cypriot government
- 2 May 2013
- ECB announces details of refinancing operations with settlement in the period from 10 July 2013 to 8 July 2014
- 17 April 2013
- Launch of new educational gameEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 25 March 2013
- ECB's reaction to the agreement on the Cypriot macroeconomic adjustment programme
- 21 February 2013
- Annual Accounts of the European Central Bank for the year ending 31 December 2012EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 8 February 2013
- ECB welcomes the European Commission's intention to regulate systemically important reference rates
- 31 January 2013
- ECB extends an EU-funded assistance programme with the National Bank of Serbia
- 18 December 2012
- Distribution of responsibilities among the Members of the Executive Board of the ECBEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 15 November 2012
- Closing of the EUROPEAN CULTURAL DAYS of the ECB- France 2012
- 7 November 2012
- Launch of the second Generation €uro Students' Award
- 19 October 2012
- New Director General Communications and Language Services
- 17 October 2012
- Opening of the EUROPEAN CULTURAL DAYS OF THE ECB - France 2012
- 20 September 2012
- ECB celebrates topping out of its new premisesEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 12 September 2012
- EUROPEAN CULTURAL DAYS of the ECB - France 2012
- 20 August 2012
- ECB Charity Initiative
- 19 July 2012
- Opinion of the ECB's Governing Council on the appointment of an ECB Executive Board memberEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 6 July 2012
- ECB announces implementation of loan-level data reporting requirements for asset-backed securities
- 20 June 2012
- Generation €uro Award Ceremony
- 4 June 2012
- Publication of the European Court of Auditors' report on the operational efficiency of the ECB's management for the financial year 2010 and the ECB's replyEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 30 May 2012
- ECB Publishes its Convergence Report 2012EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (20) +
- 16 May 2012
- ECB operations during demonstrations planned in Frankfurt
- 9 February 2012
- ECB's Governing Council approves eligibility criteria for additional credit claims
- 3 January 2012
- Distribution of responsibilities among the members of the Executive Board of the ECBEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 22 December 2011
- The ECB expresses concern about the independence of the central bank of Hungary
- 8 December 2011
- Opinion of the ECB's Governing Council on the appointment of a new ECB Executive Board memberEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 18 November 2011
- Closing of the Cultural Days of the European Central Bank - Italy 2011
- 14 November 2011
- EURO1 Complies with CPSS Core Principles
- 10 November 2011
- Lorenzo Bini Smaghi leaves the ECB for Harvard University
- 1 November 2011
- Change of presidency of the European Central BankEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 21 October 2011
- Generation €uro Students' award Competition for secondary school students
- 11 October 2011
- Statement by the European Commission, the ECB and IMF on the Fifth Review Mission to Greece
- 6 October 2011
- Opinion of the ECB's Governing Council on the appointment of a new ECB Executive Board memberEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 21 September 2011
- ECB publishes an updated version of the General Documentation
- 15 September 2011
- ECB announces additional US dollar liquidity-providing operations over year-end
- 9 September 2011
- Jürgen Stark resigns from his position
- 9 June 2011
- ECB's Governing Council adopts an opinion on the appointment of a new PresidentEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 20 May 2011
- ECB publishes the indicative calendars for the Eurosystem's regular tender operations in 2012 and 2013EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 20 May 2011
- ECB publishes the indicative calendars for the reserve maintenance periods in 2012 and 2013EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 6 May 2011
- ECB publishes the third edition of the book "The Monetary Policy of the ECB"
- 5 May 2011
- ECB assesses the Portuguese economic and financial adjustment programme
- 2 May 2011
- ECB: challenges to financial integration in 2010
- 20 April 2011
- Schedules for the meetings of the Governing Council and the General Council of the ECB in 2012 and 2013 EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 18 March 2011
- ECB announces EU-funded cooperation programme with the National Bank of Serbia
- 18 March 2011
- Statement of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
- 14 March 2011
- ECB charity initiative
- 11 March 2011
- Joint press statement by the European Commission and the European Central Bank on the Measures announced by the Portuguese government
- 10 March 2011
- ECB publishes the findings of an independent external evaluation of the activities of its Directorate General Research
- 3 March 2011
- Opinion of the ECB's Governing Council on the appointment of a new ECB Executive Board memberEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 17 February 2011
- ECB awards contract to new construction company for remaining structural works for the double office tower
- 8 February 2011
- ECB and construction company agree on execution of structural works
- 29 January 2011
- Publication of the European Court of Auditors' report on the operational efficiency of the ECB's management for the financial year 2009 and the ECB's replyEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 17 January 2011
- Eesti Pank joins the central bank gold agreement
- 1 January 2011
- Estonia joins the euro areaEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 19 December 2010
- Message from President Jean-Claude Trichet on behalf of the European Central Bank
- 16 December 2010
- European Systemic Risk Board established
- 16 December 2010
- ECB increases its capitalEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 8 December 2010
- European Central Bank and Eurosystem launch educational games on monetary policy and inflationEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 3 December 2010
- Changes to the list of euro foreign exchange reference rates: Israeli shekel added, Estonian kroon removed
- 2 December 2010
- ECB announces details of refinancing operations with settlement from 19 January to 12 April 2011
- 28 November 2010
- ECB assesses the Irish economic and financial adjustment programme
- 23 November 2010
- Statement by the EC, ECB and IMF on the Second Review Mission to Greece
- 21 November 2010
- ECB Governing Council welcomes the request of the Irish Government for financial assistance
- 28 October 2010
- Eurosystem and mediterranean central banks meet for the Sixth Euro-Mediterranean Seminar
- 20 October 2010
- Opening of the Cultural Days of the European Central Bank - Netherlands 2010
- 16 September 2010
- Governing Council appoints members to the T2S Programme Board
- 30 June 2010
- Covered bond purchase programme completed
- 18 June 2010
- Publication of the European Court of Auditors' report on the operational efficiency of the ECB's management for the financial year 2008 and the ECB's replyEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 2 June 2010
- Distribution of responsibilities among the members of the Executive Board of the ECBEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 19 May 2010
- ECB lays the foundation stone for its new premises
- 12 May 2010
- ECB publishes its Convergence Report 2010EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (20) +
- 3 May 2010
- ECB announces change in eligibility of debt instruments issued or guaranteed by the Greek government
- 2 May 2010
- ECB assesses the Greek economic and financial adjustment programme
- 12 April 2010
- ECB and European Commission hold joint conference on “Financial integration and stability: the legacy of the crisis”
- 12 April 2010
- ECB signals a gradual recovery of the European financial integration process
- 10 April 2010
- Statement by Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the ECB
- 8 March 2010
- ECB's Executive Board appoints Director General Statistics
- 4 March 2010
- Opinion of the ECB's Governing Council on the appointment of the Vice-President of the ECBEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 4 March 2010
- Annual Accounts of the European Central Bank for the year ending 31 December 2009EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 3 March 2010
- Statement by the ECB's Governing Council on the additional measures of the Greek government
- 17 February 2010
- New classification system between the reporting frameworks of the ECB and CEBS
- 15 February 2010
- ECB's Executive Board creates Directorate General Financial Stability and appoints its Director General
- 10 February 2010
- 5th High-level Seminar of Central Banks in the East Asia-Pacific Region and the Euro Area
- 9 February 2010
- Publication of the European Court of Auditors' report on the operational efficiency of the ECB's management for the financial year 2007 and the ECB's replyEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 5 February 2010
- ECB publishes the proceedings of the Fifth ECB Central Banking Conference
- 3 February 2010
- President of the Republic of Slovenia visits the ECB
- 7 January 2010
- Summary of a workshop on recent advances in modelling systemic risk using network analysis
- 17 December 2009
- ECB decides to start construction works for its new premises in spring 2010EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 11 November 2009
- Changes in ECB's business area heads
- 10 November 2009
- The Cultural Days of the European Central Bank 2009 come to an end
- 21 October 2009
- Cultural Days of the European Central Bank 2009: Romania
- 10 September 2009
- ECB Cultural Days: Romania 2009 - a rich variety of cultures and genres
- 4 September 2009
- Publication of the European Court of Auditors' report on the operational efficiency of the ECB's management for the financial year 2006 and the ECB's replyEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 7 August 2009
- Joint Statement on Gold
- 15 June 2009
- Financial Stability Review June 2009
- 4 June 2009
- Purchase programme for covered bonds
- 3 June 2009
- ECB functions performed without interruption during strike
- 3 June 2009
- ECB functions will be performed without interruption during strike
- 8 May 2009
- Schedules for the meetings of the Governing Council and the General Council of the ECB and the related press conferences in 2010 and 2011EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 6 April 2009
- Central banks announce expanded swap arrangements
- 1 April 2009
- The ECB's gold sales
- 5 March 2009
- Eurosystem Monetary Policy Operations in 2008
- 5 March 2009
- Annual Accounts of the European Central Bank for the year ending 31 December 2008EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 20 January 2009
- Adjustment of risk control measures for newly issued asset-backed securities and for uncovered bank bondsEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (20) +
- 2 January 2009
- Euro banknotes and coins successfully introduced in Slovakia
- 1 January 2009
- Slovakia joins the euro areaEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 1 January 2009
- Adjustments to the ECB's capital subscription key and the contribution paid by SlovakiaEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 18 December 2008
- ECB Governing Council decides to continue its current voting regimeEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 18 December 2008
- Tender procedures and the standing facilities corridor as of 21 January 2009EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 1 December 2008
- ECB decides on the way forward for its new premisesEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 26 November 2008
- ECB Annual Photography Award 2008 - Europe
- 3 November 2008
- ECB hosts meeting on establishing central counterparties for credit default swaps
- 29 October 2008
- Transitional provisions for the application of minimum reserves by the ECB following the introduction of the euro in Slovakia
- 16 October 2008
- Magyar Nemzeti Bank and European Central Bank cooperation to support the MNB's Euro Liquidity Providing Instruments
- 8 October 2008
- Change in senior management at the European Central Bank
- 7 October 2008
- US dollar liquidity-providing operations
- 29 September 2008
- Conduct of a special term refinancing operation
- 22 September 2008
- Statement by G-7 finance ministers and central bank governors on global financial market turmoil
- 18 September 2008
- Measures designed to address elevated pressures in the short-term US dollar funding markets
- 5 September 2008
- ZHOU Xiaochuan, Governor of the People's Bank of China visits the European Central Bank
- 30 July 2008
- Measures to enhance the US dollar term auction facility
- 8 July 2008
- Communiqué of the European Central Bank and Národná banka Slovenska
- 1 July 2008
- The ECB's gold sales
- 25 June 2008
- The European Central Bank formally closes the public tender for a general contractor to build the new ECB premisesEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 3 June 2008
- Common roots - diversity of voices. Europe Cultural Days come to a close
- 29 May 2008
- 10th Anniversary of the ECB: Publication of a special edition of the ECB's Monthly Bulletin
- 23 May 2008
- Publication of an indicative calendar for the Eurosystem's tender operations in 2009EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 23 May 2008
- Publication of an indicative calendar showing reserve maintenance periods for 2009EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 14 May 2008
- EU 27 brought to Frankfurt within the framework of the 10th anniversary of the European Central Bank (14 May to 2 June 2008)
- 7 May 2008
- Publication of the ECB Convergence Report 2008EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (20) +
- 8 March 2008
- Visit by the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- 6 March 2008
- Annual Accounts of the European Central Bank for the year ending 31 December 2007EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 27 February 2008
- Visit by the President of Ireland
- 25 February 2008
- Publication of the Proceedings of the Fourth ECB Central Banking Conference
- 18 January 2008
- Results of the January 2008 bank lending survey for the euro area
- 10 January 2008
- European Central Bank again offering US dollar liquidity
- 21 December 2007
- Publication of the European Court of Auditors' report on the operational efficiency of the ECB's management for the financial year 2005 and the ECB's replyEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 12 December 2007
- Measures designed to address elevated pressures in short-term funding markets
- 3 December 2007
- The ECB's gold sales
- 14 November 2007
- Poetry and music in one closing concert of the Cultural Days of the European Central Bank - Greece 2007
- 24 October 2007
- Cultural days of the European Central Bank 2007: Greece
- 10 October 2007
- Information on gold sales during the third year of the Central Bank Gold Agreement
- 8 October 2007
- ECB presents outcome of the detailed planning phase of its new premises
- 12 September 2007
- Completion of the European Union supported cooperation between the Eurosystem and the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 10 July 2007
- Launch of a public tender for a general contractor to construct the new ECB premisesEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 18 June 2007
- New educational material: “FACTS”
- 1 June 2007
- The ECB's gold sales
- 16 May 2007
- ECB Convergence Report 2007EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 26 April 2007
- Visit by the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic
- 30 March 2007
- Schedules for the meetings of the Governing Council and the General Council of the ECB and the related press conferences in 2008 and 2009EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 19 March 2007
- Euro central rates and compulsory intervention rates in ERM IIEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (20) +
- 8 March 2007
- Annual Accounts of the European Central Bank for the year ending 31 December 2006EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 20 February 2007
- ECB presents outcome of preliminary planning phase for its new premises
- 22 January 2007
- Visit by the President of the European Council and Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 3 January 2007
- The euro cash changeover in Slovenia
- 2 January 2007
- Key for subscriptions to the ECB's capital - enlargement of the EU and the EurosystemEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 2 January 2007
- Slovenia joins the euro areaEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 2 January 2007
- Bulgaria and Romania join the European UnionEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 22 December 2006
- The allotment amount of the longer-term refinancing operations in the year 2007EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 22 December 2006
- Banka Slovenije joins the Central Bank Gold Agreement
- 5 December 2006
- ECB Convergence Report December 2006EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (18) +
- 1 December 2006
- The ECB's gold sales
- 20 November 2006
- The Eurosystem's View of a “SEPA for Cards”
- 15 September 2006
- New version of “The implementation of monetary policy in the euro area: General documentation on Eurosystem monetary policy instruments and procedures”EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (18) +
- 3 August 2006
- Changes in senior management
- 28 July 2006
- Publication of the indicative calendar of reserve maintenance periods for 2007EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (18) +
- 28 July 2006
- Publication of the indicative calendar for the Eurosystem's tender operations in 2007EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (18) +
- 11 July 2006
- Communiqué of the European Central Bank and the Banka Slovenije
- 22 June 2006
- Exhibition of contemporary art from Slovakia
- 2 June 2006
- Schedules for the meetings of the Governing Council and the General Council of the ECB and the related press conferences in 2007EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 1 June 2006
- Distribution of responsibilities among the members of the Executive Board of the ECBEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 16 May 2006
- ECB Convergence Report May 2006EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (18) +
- 5 May 2006
- Publication of the European Court of Auditors' report on the operational efficiency of the ECB's management for the financial year 2004 and the ECB's replyEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 28 April 2006
- The European Central Bank opinion on the proposed directive on payment services in the internal marketEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 28 March 2006
- New ECB Premises project
- 16 March 2006
- Annual Accounts of the European Central Bank for the year ending 31 December 2005EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 2 March 2006
- ECB opinion on the appointment of a new member of the Executive Board of the ECBEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 20 January 2006
- Publication of the Euro Money Market Survey 2005
- 16 December 2005
- Allotment amount of the longer-term refinancing operations in the year 2006EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 25 November 2005
- Slovak koruna included in the Exchange Rate Mechanism II (ERM II)
- 13 November 2005
- Signing of a tripartite protocol on the start of a Eurosystem Programme on Banking Supervision in Cairo
- 4 August 2005
- Publication of the indicative calendar of reserve maintenance periods for 2006EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (18) +
- 31 July 2005
- Message from the President of the European Central Bank, Mr Jean-Claude TrichetEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 22 July 2005
- Eurosystem collateral framework: Inclusion of non-marketable assets in the Single ListEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (18) +
- 21 July 2005
- Statement by the President of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet
- 28 June 2005
- New Directorate General Human Resources, Budget and Organisation
- 16 June 2005
- Bulgarian National Bank and National Bank of Romania Governors attend meeting of the General CouncilEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 9 June 2005
- ECB and Coop Himmelb(l)au sign contract to launch optimisation phase of new ECB premises
- 30 May 2005
- Publication of the book on the third ECB central banking conference “The New EU Member States: Convergence and Stability”
- 18 May 2005
- Schedules for the meetings of the Governing Council and the General Council of the ECB and the related press conferences in 2006EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 3 May 2005
- Publication of the 2004 study on the euro area money market
- 2 May 2005
- Euro central rates and compulsory intervention rates in ERM IIEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 29 April 2005
- Maltese lira included in the Exchange Rate Mechanism II (ERM II)
- 29 April 2005
- Cyprus pound included in the Exchange Rate Mechanism II (ERM II)
- 29 April 2005
- Latvian lats included in the Exchange Rate Mechanism II (ERM II)
- 31 March 2005
- The ECB's gold sales
- 17 March 2005
- ECB opinion on the appointment of a new member of the Executive Board of the ECBEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 15 March 2005
- E-payments in Europe conference summary and final version of issues paper now available on the ECB's website
- 14 March 2005
- Annual accounts of the European Central Bank for the year ending 31 December 2004EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 25 January 2005
- Visit by the President of the Republic of Chile
- 13 January 2005
- Governing Council decides on the design for the new ECB premisesEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 20 December 2004
- Publication of the Report by the ECB-CFS Research Network on “Capital Markets and Financial Integration in Europe”
- 3 December 2004
- Publication of euro bond market study 2004
- 2 December 2004
- Changes in senior management
- 26 November 2004
- Second High-Level Seminar of the Eurosystem and Latin American Central Banks held in Rio de Janeiro on 26 November 2004
- 24 November 2004
- Publication of two reports on the EU banking sector
- 18 November 2004
- New Director General Research
- 18 November 2004
- The Governing Council will continue its deliberations on the new ECB premisesEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 9 November 2004
- Message from the President on behalf of the European Central Bank
- 5 November 2004
- Memorial and information space commemorating the deportation of Jewish citizens from the Großmarkthalle
- 25 October 2004
- Publication of a book: “The European Central Bank - History, role and functions”
- 18 October 2004
- Visit of the ECB's President to the National Bank of Romania
- 15 October 2004
- Publication of the European Court of Auditors' report on the operational efficiency of the ECB's management for the financial year 2003 and the ECB's replyEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 13 July 2004
- Statement by the European Central BankEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 2 July 2004
- Publication of a book on 'The development of statistics for Economic and Monetary Union'
- 29 June 2004
- New version of the ECB's website www.ecb.intEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 17 June 2004
- Schedules for the meetings of the Governing Council and the General Council of the ECB and the related press conferences in 2005EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 3 June 2004
- ECB decision on the rules applying to OLAF investigationsEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 26 May 2004
- Publication: 'Risk Management for Central Bank Foreign Reserves'
- 24 May 2004
- Third ECB Central Banking Conference “The New EU member states: convergence and stability”
- 3 May 2004
- Signing of the agreement between the European Central Bank and Interpol
- 3 May 2004
- Inclusion of the national central banks of the new Member States in the ERM II Central Bank AgreementEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 26 April 2004
- Key for Subscription of the ECB's CapitalEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 7 April 2004
- Independent external evaluation of the economic research activities at the ECB
- 1 April 2004
- ECB opinion on the appointment of a new member of the Executive Board of the ECB
- 18 March 2004
- ECB chooses participants for the revision phase of the “New ECB Premises” projectEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 18 March 2004
- Annual accounts of the European Central Bank for the year ending 31 December 2003
- 18 March 2004
- Public access to ECB documents
- 13 February 2004
- International jury chooses the three prizewinning designs in the architectural competition for the ECB's new premisesEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 12 February 2004
- Publication of the European Court of Auditors' report on the operational efficiency of the ECB's management for the financial year 2002 and the ECB's reply
- 30 December 2003
- Key for subscription of the ECB's capital
- 18 December 2003
- Policy position of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank on exchange rate issues relating to the acceding countriesEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 5 November 2003
- Restructuring of the ECB's information technology function
- 1 November 2003
- Change of presidency of the European Central Bank
- 23 October 2003
- New Director Communications
- 21 October 2003
- Visit by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
- 13 October 2003
- Signing of a protocol on Central Bank Training in Russia
- 2 October 2003
- Decoration for Dr. Willem F. Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank
- 14 September 2003
- Statement by Dr. Willem F. Duisenberg President of the European Central Bank
- 26 June 2003
- Acceding country central bank Governors attend meeting of General Council of ECBEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 26 June 2003
- Schedules for the meetings of the Governing Council and the General Council of the ECB and the related press conferences in 2004
- 9 May 2003
- Decoration for Dr. Willem F. Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank
- 8 May 2003
- Annual Report of the Anti-Fraud Committee
- 29 April 2003
- The European Central Bank's Annual Report 2002
- 7 April 2003
- 80 architects selected for the first phase of the ECB's architectural competition
- 2 April 2003
- Decoration for Dr. Willem F. Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank
- 20 March 2003
- Annual accounts of the European Central Bank for the year ending 31 December 2002
- 20 March 2003
- Statement of the Governing Council following the start of military action in Iraq
- 12 March 2003
- Structural factors in the EU housing markets
- 4 February 2003
- Governing Council formally recommends new voting system
- 20 December 2002
- Governing Council prepares for enlargement
- 6 December 2002
- Genval seminar on the EU accession process
- 26 November 2002
- European Central Bank launches international architectural competition
- 8 November 2002
- Prices, Productivity and GrowthA Joint ECB, Banco de España and CEPR Conference. Madrid 17/18 October 2003
- 30 October 2002
- Publication of the European Court of Auditors' report on the efficiency of the ECB's management for the financial year 2001 and the ECB's reply
- 24 October 2002
- Statement of the Governing Council on the Stability and Growth Pact
- 10 October 2002
- Mr. de Beaufort Wijnholds appointed as permanent representative of the European Central Bank in Washington, D.C. with observer status at the International Monetary Fund
- 24 July 2002
- Award for Dr. Willem F. Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank
- 1 July 2002
- Visit of the Prime Minister of Australia
- 20 June 2002
- Schedules for the meetings of the Governing Council and the General Council of the ECB and the related press conferences in 2003
- 24 May 2002
- Code of Conduct for the Members of the Governing Council
- 22 May 2002
- ECB Convergence Report 2002
- 3 May 2002
- Annual report of the Anti-Fraud Committee and the reply of the European Central Bank to the report
- 23 April 2002
- The European Central Bank's Annual Report 2001
- 21 March 2002
- Annual accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) for the year ending 31 December 2001
- 5 March 2002
- European Central Bank buys Grossmarkt site
- 7 February 2002
- Presidency of the European Central Bank
- 4 February 2002
- Second ECB Central Banking Conference "The transformation of the European financial system"
- 21 December 2001
- New organisation chart of the European Central Bank
- 7 December 2001
- Berlin seminar on the eu accession process
- 9 November 2001
- Publication of the report of the European Court of Auditors on the efficiency of the ECB's management for the financial year 2000 and the ECB's reply to the report
- 1 October 2001
- Public statement of the European Central Bank on its support for measures to prevent the use of the financial system in the funding of terrorist activities
- 7 June 2001
- Schedules for the meetings of the Governing Council and the General Council of the ECB and the related press conferences in 2002
- 7 June 2001
- Change of embargo for the publication of the Monthly Bulletin
- 2 May 2001
- The European Central Bank's Annual Report 2000
- 3 April 2001
- Joint Central Bank Research Conference on Risk Measurement and Systemic Risk
- 29 March 2001
- Annual accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) for the year ending on 31 December 2000
- 15 March 2001
- Outcome of the Governing Council meeting on 15 March 2001
- 6 March 2001
- Cancellation: Outside Governing Council meeting and press conference in Dublin on 15 March 2001
- 22 February 2001
- New ECB premises
- 30 January 2001
- International Monetary Fund: Concluding statement of the IMF mission on the economic policies of the euro area
- 29 January 2001
- Visit by the President of the United Mexican States
- 2 January 2001
- Greece now a member of European Economic and Monetary Union
- 15 December 2000
- Vienna seminar on the EU accession process on 14-15 December 2000
- 3 November 2000
- The ECB confirms intervention in the exchange markets
- 5 October 2000
- ECB labour relationships and the social dialogue with regard to the ESCB
- 28 September 2000
- Additional reference exchange rates for the euro
- 28 September 2000
- Statement by the President of the European Central Bank
- 22 September 2000
- The ECB announces joint intervention in the exchange markets
- 31 July 2000
- Launch of the Occasional Paper series
- 3 July 2000
- Visit by the Austrian Federal Chancellor
- 19 June 2000
- Communiqué of the European Central Bank and the Bank of Greece
- 8 June 2000
- Schedules for the meetings of the Governing Council and the General Council of the ECB and the related press conferences in 2001
- 5 May 2000
- Statement on the euro by Dr. Willem F. Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank
- 12 April 2000
- Annual Report 1999
- 12 April 2000
- Annual accounts of the ECB for the year ended 31 December 1999
- 17 January 2000
- Euro central rates and intervention rates in ERM II
- 3 January 2000
- Eurosystem operates smoothly on 3 January 2000
- 3 January 2000
- Successful start of business at the ECB on 3 January 2000
- 20 December 1999
- Visit by the Finnish Prime Minister
- 19 November 1999
- Decision of the European Central Bank appointing the members of the Anti-Fraud Committee
- 12 November 1999
- Helsinki Seminar on the Accession Process
- 3 November 1999
- Schedule for the meetings of the Governing Council of the ECB in 1999 - Governing Council meeting on 16 December 1999 brought forward to 15 December 1999
- 7 October 1999
- Decision of the European Central Bank on fraud prevention
- 26 September 1999
- Joint statement on gold
- 30 August 1999
- Mr Gerald Grisse appointed as permanent representative of the European Central Bank in Washington, D.C. with observer status at the International Monetary Fund
- 11 August 1999
- The transition to the year 2000 and the demand for central bank liquidity
- 17 June 1999
- Schedules for the meetings of the Governing Council and General Council of the ECB and related press conferences in 2000
- 2 June 1999
- Working Paper Series
- 23 February 1999
- Visit by His Royal Highness Don Felipe de Borbón
- 8 February 1999
- Mr. Robert Raymond appointed as permanent representative of the European Central Bank in Washington, D.C. with observer status at the International Monetary Fund
- 18 January 1999
- ECB Monthly Bulletin
- 5 January 1999
- Consolidated opening financial statement of the European System of Central Banks (Eurosystem) as at 1 January 1999
- 3 January 1999
- Successful conversion to the euro
- 31 December 1998
- Determination of the euro conversion rates
- 31 December 1998
- Euro central rates and intervention rates in ERM II
- 11 December 1998
- Monitoring procedure of the ESCB during the changeover weekend
- 8 December 1998
- Visit by the Spanish Prime Minister
- 1 December 1998
- Key for the ECB's capital
- 3 November 1998
- Preparations for the changeover weekend
- 18 September 1998
- The signing of the Headquarters agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Central Bank on 18 September 1998
- 12 September 1998
- Conventions and procedures for the new Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II)
- 12 September 1998
- Schedules for the meetings of the Governing Council and General Council of the ECB
- 12 September 1998
- Capital subscription to the European Central Bank
- 1 September 1998
- Statement by the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) on the distribution of responsibilities among its members for the business areas of the ECB
- 8 July 1998
- Setting-up of common market standards