European Central Bank
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The European Central Bank is the central bank for Europe’s single currency, the euro. Its main task is to maintain the euro’s purchasing power.
We raised rainbow flags outside our main building in honour of Christopher Street Day in Frankfurt 🇪🇺🏳️🌈 Today ECB colleagues are joining thousands of people in the parade to celebrate diversity, inclusion and the freedom to be your true self – both at work and in society. Our euro, our pride! 🌈
Together we will strengthen trust in money and the banking system, says Executive Board member Piero Cipollone in a Federcasse lecture. The digital euro would preserve the role of public money and ensure banks remain involved in the payments ecosystem link.europa.eu/hvbXR6
Global trade tensions have become a significant source of risk for firms with cross-border business. This post looks at corporate loans and survey data on bank lending conditions to examine how banks have adjusted their lending policies in response link.europa.eu/yF6v7d
The digital euro is here to protect Europeans’ freedom to choose how they pay. In an interview with @ouest-france.fr, Executive Board member Piero Cipollone explains how it will protect privacy, strengthen Europe’s autonomy in payments and support innovation www.ecb.europa.eu/press/inter/...
36 payment service providers from across the euro area have been selected for the digital euro pilot. Starting in the second half of 2027, the 12-month exercise to test the digital euro’s features will take place at the ECB and 19 national central banks link.europa.eu/Kkw7Pv
The digital euro will provide a simple way to pay across the euro area in all situations, including offline, Executive Board member Piero Cipollone tells @jnegocios.bsky.social. It will also strengthen our strategic autonomy and make payments more resilient www.ecb.europa.eu/press/inter/...
Chinese e-commerce platforms have become increasingly popular in the euro area. An ECB survey shows that shoppers are attracted by low prices and a wide product range. However, concerns about quality, trust and environmental consequences deter non-users link.europa.eu/xCRrfd
The ECB is upgrading its economic modelling to cope with growing uncertainty in a time of war and energy shocks. This ECB Blog highlights the limitations of the current toolkit and looks at where modelling is now heading link.europa.eu/7GqWvj
Live from 08:15 CET: Vice-President Boris Vujčić participates in a panel at the 30th Annual Economist Government Roundtable, where he discusses the European economy, its capital markets and the outlook for long-term growth. Tune in here www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFaj...
Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the ECB on 10-11 June 2026 www.ecb.europa.eu/press/accoun...
Our Governing Council has called on national policymakers to maintain the banking system’s current resilience. Reforms should remove barriers to European integration and competitiveness while preserving financial stability www.ecb.europa.eu/press/govcst...
The ECB is now addressing potential financial losses linked to climate-related uncertainties in its collateral framework. New climate factors incorporate assets' vulnerability to transition shocks into collateral valuations link.europa.eu/JNYqWG
We’ve asked banks to submit cybersecurity action plans by 31 October. Cyber risks have long been a priority for us as banking supervisors. But with frontier AI models advancing at pace, it is more vital than ever that banks strengthen their defences www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/letter...
What does Al mean for your job, our economy and Europe's future? In this episode, Stefania Secola talks to Ronnie Chatterji - Chief Economist at OpenAl - about Al adoption, competition and whether the technology can become a force for broad-based prosperity pod.link/ecbpodcast/e...
European banking supervision reforms are starting to deliver tangible benefits, write Sharon Donnery and Patrick Amis in The Supervision Blog. We’re streamlining stress testing, reporting templates, on-site inspections, supervisory guidance and more www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/blog/2...
Tune in: Chief Economist Philip R. Lane joins Gita Gopinath and Tim Phillips on the @cepr.org VoxTalks podcast. They discuss global imbalances, AI, bond markets, European fiscal sustainability and the challenges of non-bank data gaps cepr.org/multimedia/a... @voxeu.org
It’s important that savers can trust banks to keep their money safe, Supervisory Board Chair Claudia Buch tells the @BankaSlovenije podcast. A European deposit insurance scheme would ensure people’s savings are protected equally across Europe. Listen www.bsi.si/en/media/pos...
How did euro area bank interest rates evolve in May? How do they compare with April’s figures? Find out more in the press release www.ecb.europa.eu/press/stats/...
Executive Board member Piero Cipollone sat down with Elisa Piazza from Class CNBC to discuss the digital euro. Watch the interview (in Italian) video.milanofinanza.it/video/cipoll...
In case you missed it: our 2026 #ECBForum was jam-packed with insightful discussions on a range of central banking topics. 🎥 Watch the sessions again www.ecb.europa.eu/press/confer...
Accelerating the green transition can boost Europe’s energy security and support price stability, says Executive Board member Frank Elderson. Reliance on imported fossil fuels makes Europe vulnerable to economic shocks and inflation volatility www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/da...
How vulnerable is the global economy to trade disruption in the Strait of Hormuz? Using scenario-based analyses, this blog shows that supply shortages can affect growth and inflation beyond the impact on global energy prices link.europa.eu/6yxNmF
European banking sector reforms can strengthen integration, competition and growth, Supervisory Board Chair Claudia Buch tells @europarl.europa.eu. We need to complete the banking union while maintaining strong supervisory and regulatory standards link.europa.eu/tvxqk4
Supervisory Board Chair Claudia Buch will speak before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the @europarl.europa.eu. Follow live at 10:00 CET 👉 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
Congratulations Lennart Niermann on winning this year’s Young Economist Prize! And well done to all the bright young minds who presented their innovative research at this year’s #ECBForum on Central Banking. Learn more about their research www.ecb.europa.eu/press/confer...
President Lagarde speaks with central bank heads from the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada on the Euro Matters podcast. They discuss how they are fighting inflation, as well as the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead pod.link/ecbpodcast/e... @president.ecb.europa.eu
🔵 Watch live: the #ECBForum policy panel with: 🔹President Christine Lagarde @president.ecb.europa.eu 🔹 Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey 🔹 @bankofcanada.ca Governor Tiff Macklem 🔹 @federalreserve.gov Chair Kevin Warsh 🔹 @CNBC.com anchor Sara Eisen (moderator) www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWKv...
🔵 Watch live: the #ECBForum on Central Banking panel discussion on “Europe’s role in the new global trade landscape” with: - Philip R. Lane - Laura Alfaro Maykall - Marion Jansen @marionjansen.bsky.social - Ralph Ossa - Denis Redonnet Follow the event www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWKv...
Watch live: the #ECBForum on Central Banking session on “Tokenisation: challenges and opportunities when money, payments and financial transactions become digital” with: - Piero Cipollone - Hyun Song Shin - Catherine Casamatta Follow the event www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWKv...
