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Comuniq.EU, ECB, ItalyECB, Ignazio Visco, Italy

ECB’s Visco says efficient public administration in Italy more important than state lender

European Central Bank governing council member Ignazio Visco said on Wednesday Italy would benefit more from reforms to its public administration than from the creation of a large public lender…

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Business, Comuniq.EU, ECBBulgaria, Croatia, ECB

ECB to supervise five Bulgarian, eight Croatian banks

The European Central Bank will take direct supervision of five banks in Bulgaria and eight in Croatia, countries that have both applied to join the euro zone, it said in…

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Comuniq.EU, ECB, NewsECB

ECB may set stage for more stimulus measures

The European Central Bank is all but certain to keep policy unchanged on Thursday but with the economic recovery losing momentum and a strong euro dampening already-anaemic inflation expectations, it…

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Climate Change, Comuniq.EU, ECBClimate, ECB, Pandemic

Climate change bigger economic risk than pandemic, ECB’s Schnabel says

The coronavirus pandemic demonstrates in the clearest terms why central banks must take a bigger role in fighting climate change even if the issue at first appears unrelated to monetary…

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Bulgaria, Comuniq.EU, Croatia, ECB, NewsBulgaria, Croatia, Euro

ECB calls on Croatia, Bulgaria to do more before joining euro

Bulgaria and Croatia still have work to do in fixing their economies and improving their institutions before joining the euro, European Central Bank board member Fabio Panetta said today. The reforms undertaken…

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Comuniq.EU, ECB, European Parliament, European Union, NewsECB, EU, Lagarde, News, Parliament

COVID-19 and German constitutional court decision top meeting with ECB’s Lagarde

MEPs quizzed ECB President Christine Lagarde for the first time since the pandemic and the German constitutional court’s ruling on the ECB’s bondbuying programme. During the quarterly ‘Monetary Dialogue’ with…

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Comuniq.EU, ECB, European Union, NewsEuropean Union

ECB to decide on further stimulus to eurozone today

The European Central Bank is certain to give the ailing euro zone economy another shot in the arm and the only question is the timing, with arguments split between a move later…

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Comuniq.EU, ECB, Germany, NewsBonds, ECB, Europe, Eurozone, Germany

German court rules ECB bond-buying programme as legal, wants re-assurances on cost-benefit analysis

Germany’s top constitutional court has ruled the European Central Bank's vast debt purchasing programme as legal, but ordered the German Government to ensure that the ECB has carried out a…

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Comuniq.EU, ECB, European Union, News

ECB could increase size of bond-buying programme if crisis persists – Lagarde

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde announced that the Bank would be ready to increase its planned €750 billion bond-buying programme to support European economies in the current economic crisis…

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Coronavirus, ECB, Europe Explained, European Union, NewsCoronavirus, ECB, European Union

ECB launches emergency €750bn coronavirus package

The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched an emergency €750bn package to ease the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. It will buy government and company debt across the eurozone, including…

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Coronavirus, ECB, European Union, NewsCoronavirus, ECB, European Union

ECB’s Lagarde Warns of 2008-Style Crisis Unless Europe Acts

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Europe risks a major economic shock echoing the global financial crisis unless leaders act urgently on the coronavirus outbreak, and signaled that her…

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ECB, European Parliament, European Union, NewsChristine Lagarde, ECB, European Parliament

Lagarde discusses the European Central Bank’s policy revamp with MEPs

ECB President Christine Lagarde, on Thursday fielded questions from the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on the review of the bank’s monetary policy. In her opening remarks, Ms Lagarde set…

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ECB, News, Photo StoryECB

Photo Story: ‘Slight’ change to €20 note

A close-up image of the signature of the European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde on the new 20 Euro banknote in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The signing of new…

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ECB, European Union, NewsChristine Lagarde, ECB, Euro Zone, European Union

Euro zone urged to strengthen domestic demand

The euro zone needs to strengthen domestic demand, including via greater public investment, if it is to withstand weakness abroad, the European Central Bank’s new President Christine Lagarde said on…

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Banking, Business, ECB, Financial News, NewsBanking, ECB

Euro zone corporate lending growth plunges in Sept

Bank lending to euro zone companies plunged last month, suggesting that the bloc’s economic slowdown is finally slowing lending after a period of surprising resilience, data from the European Central…

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ECB, Europe Explained, European Union, NewsECB, Mario Draghi

No regrets says Draghi as he leaves the helm of ECB

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said Thursday he had no regrets after completing his eight-year term at the head of the institution. "How do I feel? I feel like…

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Banking, Croatia, ECB, NewsBanking, Croatia, ECB, Erste & Steiermärkische Bank, Hrvatska poštanska banka, OTP banka Hrvatska, Privredna banka Zagreb, Zagrebačka banka

ECB to test five Croatian banks

The European Central Bank said on Wednesday it would carry out a stress test of five Croatian banks, a preliminary step in Zagreb’s bid to join the euro zone. Zagrebačka…

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Banking, Business, ECB, Euro Zone, Europe Explained, European AffairsEBA, ECB, European Union

EU’s 2018 bank stress test considered too mild

Last year’s European Union bank stress test did not appropriately reflect systemic risks, EU auditors said on Wednesday, a shortfall that may have produced misleading results for some lenders,…

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ECB, Italy, NewsECB, Italy, Luis de Guindos

ECB warns Italy: Obey the budget rules or face the consequences

European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos warned that Italy needs to obey European Union budget rules or face higher borrowing costs that could hurt its economy even more.…

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ECB, European Affairs, European Union, Eurozone, Newsapril, ECB, European Union, Eurozone, Inflation

Eurozone inflation rate in April beats forecasts

Euro zone inflation surged beyond expectations during the month of April, bring slight relief for the European Central Bank (ECB). Much of the surge was likely related to seasonal effects…

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Banking, ECB, News, SwedenECB, Estonia, SEB, Swedbank, Sweden

ECB looking into Swedbank’s Estonian operations

The European Central Bank (ECB) is looking into Swedbank's Estonian operations, Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter reported on Wednesday, citing an undisclosed source. Sweden is not part of the eurozone but…

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ECB, Economy, EU Affairs, Euro Zone, Europe, European Affairs, Geo PoliticsECB, Economy, Europe, European Affairs, Monetary