European Central Bank

Brussels, 29-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — European Commission officials, in close cooperation with International Monetary Fund staff and observers from the European Central Bank (ECB), conducted a mission to Hungary from 16 and 28 January. Its purpose was to review recent developments and … Read the full press release →

24-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Studia Monetaria lecture series will continue in the spring of 2013. The lectures deal with the Bank of Finland’s and the Financial Supervisory Authority’s (FIN-FSA) operational sectors and history. The lectures are given by leading … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 24-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Yesterday evening, the EDPS presented a report outlining his Strategy for 2013-2014 to senior representatives of the EU institutions. The EDPS outlined the process, aims and results of an extensive analysis, including the main lines of the 2013-2014 … Read the full press release →

Speech by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, Frankfurt am Main, 22 January 2013 Frankfurt am Main, 23-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Minister-President Bouffier, Lord Mayor Feldmann, President Müller, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be here with you … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 21-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published his 2013 work programme in the area of legislative consultation, including his strategic planning document, the Inventory. With this document, the EDPS identifies issues of strategic importance that will form the cornerstone of … Read the full press release →

Speech by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, 17th Global Securities Financing Summit Luxembourg, 16-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and Gentlemen, [1] It is a pleasure to speak to you today at this annual Global Securities Financing Summit organised by … Read the full press release →

Intervention by Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the ECB, China-Europe Economists Symposium, Beijing Beijing, 15-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — First of all, let me extend my thanks to David Marsh and OMFIF for inviting me to this symposium today. There are many themes on the relationship … Read the full press release →

Short address by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB,  at the Archaeological Museum in Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, 11-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and Gentlemen, I too would like to warmly welcome you to today’s event and thank you for … Read the full press release →

11-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In the second half of 2012 a total of 280,000 counterfeit euro banknotes were withdrawn from circulation. This means that the overall quantity of counterfeits withdrawn from circulation in 2012 was 12.4% lower compared with the figures … Read the full press release →

11-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), today unveiled the Europa series €5 banknote. The unveiling was the highlight of the opening of the “New Face of the Euro” exhibition, which is being held at … Read the full press release →

José Manuel Durão Barroso – President of the European Commission Conference marking 40 years of the Expresso, Lisbon Lisbon, 11-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Dear Mr Pinto Balsemão, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends, It is an honour and a pleasure for me to give the … Read the full press release →

José Manuel Durão Barroso – President of the European Commission  Ambassador’s seminar/Lisbon, 10-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Minister for Foreign Affairs, State Secretaries, Secretary-General, President of the Champalimaud Foundation, Ambassadors, Heads of Mission, Dear friends, It is a great pleasure for me to … Read the full press release →

(in the light of the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) meeting and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision press release dated 6 January 2013) Brussels, 7-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — “I welcome the unanimous agreement reached by the Basel Committee … Read the full press release →