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We kept our key interest rates at their current levels. Read today’s monetary policy decisions ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/…

Watch live from 15:00 CET: Supervisory Board member Sharon Donnery discusses how regulation and competitiveness can go hand in hand in a panel at the 2026 @bancosantander International Banking Conference. Register to follow the event santander.com/en/press-room/…

Despite Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) expansion, many households continue to rely on costly channels for transferring money across borders. New survey evidence suggests that awareness of Europe’s payment integration remains surprisingly limited link.europa.eu/jcyfJh

Big tech needs money to fund its activities. In our latest podcast episode, Paul Gordon and Imène Rahmouni-Rousseau explore why some big tech firms are turning to Europe’s bond market, and what this could mean for Europeans. Tune in pod.link/ecbpodcast/episode/…

Simplification should make banking rules more proportionate and easier to understand, not lower capital standards, says Supervisory Board member Pedro Machado. He adds that the biggest hurdle for competitiveness is Europe’s fragmented banking market bankingsupervision.europa.eu…

Watch live at 9:45 CET: Supervisory Board member Pedro Machado talks about the simplification of banking regulation and supervision at the 12th Conference on the Banking Union, organised by the Goethe University Institute for Law and Finance. Register here freshfields.eventogy.com/c/1…

Has the latest energy shock triggered a new wave of food price increases? To find out, we’ve used innovative AI technologies to follow supermarkets and their price-setting practices. So far, the momentum has been weaker than in 2022 link.europa.eu/P49gMn

Integration is Europe’s best answer to an uncertain world, says Vice-President Boris Vujčić. We cannot set the trade policy of others, but we can reduce barriers within our Single Market to strengthen resilience and competitiveness link.europa.eu/tcx4yb

Coming up at 17:10 CET: Chief Economist Philip R. Lane delivers a keynote speech on AI adoption in Europe at the 2026 Economic Research Symposium “AI and the Economy”, organised by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Follow the livestream frbsf.org/news-and-media/eve…

Securitisation needs proper safeguards to help banks manage capital and foster lending, Supervisory Board member Pedro Machado tells Bloomberg (@business). When reviewing capital requirements, we should not lose sight of a holistic assessment of resilience link.europa.eu/Y649vY

Transcript with Q&A of yesterday’s monetary policy press conference link.europa.eu/HQwDkr

The institution is solid, strong, like a rock, and it will continue to be so, says President @Lagarde. Rest assured that the ECB is going to carry on with perfect continuity of business. Watch here link.europa.eu/KByWRW

The Governing Council decided to keep interest rates unchanged. We are committed to ensuring that inflation stabilises at 2% says President @Lagarde. Watch here link.europa.eu/KByWRW

We’ve just taken our latest monetary policy decisions, determined to ensure that inflation stabilises at our two percent target in the medium term. Tune in to Euro Matters to hear President Christine @Lagarde present the decisions in our press conference pod.link/ecbpodcast/episode/…

Next-day securities settlement is a key step towards making financial markets more competitive, says Executive Board member Piero Cipollone. It is part of a broader push to make Europe’s financial and payment system safer, more efficient and more resilient link.europa.eu/fDQKJn

Today we kept our key interest rates at their current levels. We are well positioned to deal with the very uncertain economic situation. Inflation has gone up again, but the economy keeps growing despite headwinds and many people have jobs ecb.europa.eu/press/press_co…

Watch the ECB press conference live: President Christine @Lagarde explains today’s monetary policy decisions link.europa.eu/XwQ47P