European Central Bank (ECB)

European Central Bank (ECB)

6/3/2025, 10:00:44 AM

📸 Check out our new webpage for ECB-related photos, featuring official portraits, images of euro banknotes, monetary policy press conference photos and pictures from our archives. Access the ECB photo hub https://europa.eu/!YTQbwQ

European Central Bank (ECB)

6/7/2025, 9:24:30 AM

Earlier this week we cut our key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points.     Do you want to know more about the decisions?       Here are three ways:     1️⃣ Listen to our colleague Emma explain what’s behind our decisions on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/europeancentralbank/?hl=en 2️⃣ Tune in to The ECB Podcast, where President Lagarde presents the decisions in our press conference 👉 https://europa.eu/!Wh9pnr 3️⃣ Read our monetary policy statement at a glance 👉 https://europa.eu/!jYPBRf

European Central Bank (ECB)

6/13/2025, 12:59:29 PM

Hello and happy Friday! 😎 🗣️On her visit to the People's Bank of China, President Christine Lagarde spoke about the need for regions to work together to sustain global trade in a fragmenting world 👉 https://europa.eu/!g3DvX6 *In other news:* 💶 The euro remains the world’s second most used currency and with geopolitical tensions and new challenges on the rise, creating conditions that strengthen the euro’s global role is vital. Read the full report 👉https://europa.eu/!ykmGpp ⚖ Supervisory Board Chair Claudia Buch spoke at the Goldman Sachs European Financials Conference in Berlin about simplification and the reforms being pursued to make supervision more effective and efficient 👉 https://europa.eu/!wxRgrg Have a great weekend! 🌞

European Central Bank (ECB)

6/4/2025, 11:06:10 AM

Bulgaria has made good progress towards economic convergence with the euro area. This paves the way for Bulgaria to adopt the euro as of 1 January 2026 and become the 21st EU Member State to join the euro area, says Chief Economist Philip R. Lane. Read the 2025 ECB Convergence Report 👉 https://europa.eu/!mgjynQ

European Central Bank (ECB)

5/30/2025, 1:00:03 PM

Hello, or "pozdrav", as they say in Croatia! 👋 Today is Croatian Statehood Day, so we hope all those celebrating have an extra special day 🇭🇷 *In other news this week:* 🎉 Support for the euro has reached a record high! According to the latest Eurobarometer survey, 83% of people in the euro area support our currency. 🇪🇺 President Lagarde spoke at the Jacques Delors Centre in Berlin. In her speech, she explained how current changes are creating an opening for a "global euro moment" 👉 https://europa.eu/!47bNmX Have a great weekend!

European Central Bank (ECB)

6/5/2025, 2:22:02 PM

🔹 Today we cut our key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points 🔹 Inflation is settling at around our 2% target, while the economy is facing headwinds 🤔 Want to learn more about our decisions? Check out our monetary policy statement at a glance https://europa.eu/!7vVnfM

European Central Bank (ECB)

6/20/2025, 8:11:23 AM

📚 The latest Economic Bulletin is out! It presents the economic and monetary information that we base our policy decisions on. In this issue, we cover topics such as: 🔷 advancing capital markets in Europe 🔷 US trade policies 🔷 euro area business investment 🔷 inflationary pressures 🔷 liquidity conditions Read the full issue of the Economic Bulletin 👉 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/economic-bulletin/html/eb202504.en.html

European Central Bank (ECB)

6/14/2025, 7:58:35 AM

Congratulations to the Young Economist Prize 2025 finalists! 🎓🎊 They will showcase their research and discuss it with top economists and policymakers at the ECB Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal from 30 June to 2 July. And a prize of €10,000 is up for grabs for the overall winner! Learn more about this year’s finalists 👉https://europa.eu/!9HRc69

European Central Bank (ECB)

6/11/2025, 8:12:26 AM

💶 The euro remained the world’s second most used currency in 2024, our latest report finds. This stability was noteworthy in a year shaped by geopolitical tensions, interest rate cuts and new challenges. A more volatile geopolitical environment highlights the need for European policymakers to create conditions that strengthen the euro’s global role. Three priorities stand out: 1️⃣ building the savings and investment union 2️⃣ accelerating progress on the digital euro and improving cross-border payment systems 3️⃣ upholding the rule of law Read the full report 👉 https://europa.eu/!ykmGpp

European Central Bank (ECB)

5/23/2025, 1:01:46 PM

🌳🐝 Hello and happy World Biodiversity Week! Look at the beautiful views of our garden. ☝️ Here are some of the past week's highlights: 🪙 What does the record price of gold tell us about risk perceptions in financial markets? Read our Financial Stability Review to find out https://europa.eu/!w9PkdH 🌳 Executive Board member Frank Elderson spoke on World Biodiversity Day at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, the Netherlands. He emphasised the critical need for banks to effectively manage climate and nature-related risks, saying that if we destroy nature, we destroy the economic activities that depend on it https://europa.eu/!BmMcxd Have a great weekend! ☺️ 📸 by ECB