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How did euro area bank lending and money supply evolve in May? How do they compare with April’s figures?
Find out more in the press release ecb.europa.eu/press/stats/md…
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Executive Board member @Isabel_Schnabel: Is inflation back? (slides)
English: ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date…
German: ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date…
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📅 Remember to apply by 30 June!
Our Wim Duisenberg Fellowship offers senior academics, experts and researchers short-term assignments to conduct economic research and share insights with ECB research staff.
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📣 Calling senior researchers!
Are you planning a sabbatical? Our Wim Duisenberg Fellowship offers senior researchers short-term assignments to conduct economic research and gain insight into our policymaking environment.
Apply by 30 June link.europa.eu/9dgvy7
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What do consumers in the euro area expect will happen to inflation, their incomes, their spending, and the value of their homes 12 months from now?
We’ve published the latest results of our Consumer Expectations Survey.
Press release ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/…
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We are simplifying supervision, writes Supervisory Board Vice-Chair Frank Elderson.
Following a review of over 130 publications, around 40 will be discontinued, several revised and work to strengthen supervisory culture initiatives continues link.europa.eu/9v8r4M
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We are comprehensively reviewing our key supervisory guidance.
This review supports broader European banking supervision reforms by streamlining, clarifying and ensuring information is clear, consistent and accessible.
Read the press release bankingsupervision.europa.eu…
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Executive Board member Piero Cipollone: Central bank money for the digital era (slides) ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date…
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📚 The latest #EconomicBulletin is out!
It presents the economic and monetary information which forms the basis for our policy decisions.
Read the full issue of the Economic Bulletin ecb.europa.eu/press/economic…
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From today’s perspective the ECB will need to raise interest rates further to bring inflation back to 2%, Executive Board member @Isabel_Schnabel tells @zeitonline. The extent and timing will depend on how the conflict, the economy and inflation evolve.
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We need a more integrated European banking sector, says Supervisory Board member Patrick Montagner.
Critics say EU banking rules are too complex. But overcomplexity often stems from differences in national frameworks – not from the rules themselves bankingsupervision.europa.eu…
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High oil prices are fuelling economic uncertainty.
History tells us that shocks like the Middle East war weaken consumption and investment – with lasting negative effects on growth.
The impact on euro area activity will depend on how oil prices develop link.europa.eu/PRtp8D
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Progress towards euro adoption continues, with candidate countries meeting many but not all criteria, our 2026 Convergence Report finds.
The partial compliance highlights inflation and fiscal challenges across countries link.europa.eu/CYrRtY
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Iceland has just signed an agreement to join our TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) system.
This is a further step towards integrating the Icelandic króna into the Eurosystem’s payment services.
Read the press release ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/…
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The AI adoption rate is rising rapidly, but the intensive use that drives transformation and generates macroeconomic gains remains rare. This blog explores what defines intensive users and what firms need to deeply integrate AI into their production processes link.europa.eu/njymdB
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Vice-President Boris Vujčić: Outlook for the euro area economy and monetary policy (slides) link.europa.eu/86FKcy
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Live from 15:55 CET: Vice-President Boris Vujčić participates in a panel discussion at the @BarclaysUK @cepr_org Monetary Policy Forum 2026.
He’ll discuss the outlook for inflation and monetary policy.
Tune in here event.webcasts.com/viewer/la…
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Watch live: Supervisory Board Vice-Chair Frank Elderson is at the UN Environment Programme @UNEP Global Roundtable 2026 “From Risk to Resilience: Financing the Future”, discussing trends in sustainable finance and the requisites for a resilient future.
unepfi.org/grt2026/
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We welcome the @EP_economics’ support for ensuring the availability and acceptance of cash as legal tender and advancing the digital euro.
As legislative discussions progress, the ECB continues to:
✅ support co‑legislators with technical expertise
✅ advance technical preparations
MEPs from @EP_Economics adopted single currency package #DigitalEuro, led MEP @fnavarrete_
📌Digital euro regulation 43/14/1
📌Non euro PSPs 43/9/6
📌Legal tender 46/4/8
europarl.europa.eu/news/en/p…
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