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Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates) August-September 2026 2 October 2026 External communication Announcements related to the digital euro project On 30 July 2026 the ECB issued a press release outlining the accessibility features of the digital euro app, the design of which will go beyond the requirements set out in the European Accessibility Act , and announcing that the ECB would start usability and accessibility testing as part

INTERVIEW Interview with Ansa Interview with Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Domenico Conti on 1 October 2026 6 October 2026 The first question is about the scenarios that the ECB has run since the start of the Middle East war. Where we are right now in relation to these scenarios? We have found it useful to put out these scenarios. But let me emphasise, they make different assumptions about the price of oil and the price of gas. But they also make differen

INTERVIEW Interview with La Croix Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, conducted by Jean-Claude Bourbon and Marie Dancer on 16 and 28 September 2026 30 September 2026 You have experienced all the major crises: the financial crisis of 2008 when you were the French Minister of the Economy, the Greek crisis and sovereign debt crisis in Europe when you were head of the International Monetary Fund, then later, as President of the ECB, the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and n

SPEECH Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament Brussels, 28 September 2026 It is a pleasure to be back before this Committee as part of our regular dialogue. The topic for today’s hearing goes to the heart of Europe’s economic future. Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform how we produce, work a