This year’s #ECBForum in Sintra, Portugal, is now underway! I opened with a speech on how monetary policy is returning to basics while continuing to adapt in a changing world. I look forward to the sessions and panel discussions starting tomorrow.

Olá from Sintra, 🇵🇹! I’m here for the #ECBForum on Central Banking, where policymakers, academics and central bankers from around the world gather to exchange views. This year we’re talking about shaping Europe’s future and the role of innovation, growth and stability.

Great to listen to my former colleague @GitaGopinath deliver this year’s Per Jacobsson Foundation Lecture at the @BIS_org meetings over the weekend.

🇺🇦🇪🇺 Always a pleasure to see @NBUkraine Governor Andriy Pyshnyy, this time on the sidelines of the @BIS_org meetings over the weekend. We continue to stand firmly with Ukraine and its people.

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/… @sedlabanki_is

This year’s #ECBForum on Central Banking is fast approaching! Together with leaders in central banking, academia and policymaking, we’ll be gathering in 🇵🇹 to discuss shaping Europe’s future. Join us 👇🏼

What does the euro’s global role mean for Europe? Today, President @Lagarde joined @EU_Commission Commissioner @VDombrovskis and @Europarl_EN MEP Rasmus Andresen in Brussels to discuss the global euro moment, EU competitiveness, capital markets union and innovation in payments.

Watch live: President Christine @Lagarde, @EU_Commission Commissioner @VDombrovskis and @Europarl_EN MEP Rasmus Andresen discuss the international role of the euro, moderated by @euronews’ Maria Tadeo. Watch the livestream ecb.europa.eu/press/conferen…

It was good to catch up with @EP_Economics Chair @AuroreLalucq ahead of my regular ECON Hearing at the @Europarl_EN.

While in Brussels today, I had a great meeting with @EstherLynchs, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation. Thank you for the constructive discussion.

Alan Greenspan was a towering figure who led the US @federalreserve for almost two decades. I mourn his passing and express my condolences to all who knew him.

Live now: President @Lagarde speaks before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the @Europarl_EN and answers questions from its members. Follow here multimedia.europarl.europa.e… @EP_Economics

Join us on Monday, 22 June at 17:15 CET as President Christine @Lagarde, @EU_Commission Commissioner @VDombrovskis and @Europarl_EN MEP Rasmus Andresen discuss the international role of the euro, moderated by @euronews’ Maria Tadeo. Check the programme ecb.europa.eu/press/conferen…

On the sidelines of the COTEC Europe Summit on innovation, I sat down with journalist Patty Torchia and Fabiola Gianotti, 🇮🇹 COTEC President, to discuss how Al is reshaping work and society and the opportunities and risks it brings. Read more (in Italian) fortuneita.com/2026/06/17/li…

An interesting day at the COTEC Europe Summit in Venice, a forum helping to shape research, innovation and competitiveness across the Mediterranean region. It was great to meet 🇮🇹 President Sergio Mattarella, 🇵🇹 President António José Seguro and H.M. King Felipe VI of 🇪🇸 as well as COTEC leaders.

Behind the scenes of my interview with @franceculture this morning. We discussed the @ecb’s latest monetary policy decision, Europe’s competitiveness, as well as stablecoins and climate. Listen to the full interview (in French): radiofrance.fr/franceculture…

Digitalisation is reshaping how financial markets operate, says President Christine @Lagarde. For Europe, this is above all an opportunity to deepen integration, strengthen autonomy and anchor innovation in trusted public money across markets and payments. Read the speech link.europa.eu/73Fvdv

Tune in at 7:40 CET: my interview with Guillaume Erner on the @franceculture Morning Show (in French) radiofrance.fr/franceculture À 7 h 40 CET : mon entretien avec Guillaume Erner dans Les Matins de France Culture (en français) radiofrance.fr/franceculture

Meet our Executive Board in its current composition. The members, from left to right, are: Frank Elderson, Isabel Schnabel, Vice-President Boris Vujčić, President Christine Lagarde, Philip R. Lane and Piero Cipollone.

The Governing Council decided to raise interest rates by 25 basis points. This decision is robust across a range of scenarios mapping how the current shock might evolve and affect the medium-term outlook for the euro area, says President @Lagarde.