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Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates) July 2026 24 July 2026 External communication Publication of the 2026 ECB Convergence Report On 24 June 2026 the ECB published its Convergence Report assessing the progress made towards euro adoption in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden, following its adoption by the General Council of the ECB. Prepared in accordance with Article 140 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the

SPEECH Panel remarks about the European economy during a discussion on the global economic outlook at the World Economic Forum Panel remarks by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum Geneva, 19 August 2026 Europe’s post-war growth model rested on three mutually reinforcing pillars. Today, all three are weakening as the international environment changes. The first pillar was expanding global trade. Europe became one of the world’

PRESS RELEASE ECB publishes consolidated banking data for end-March 2026 7 August 2026 The aggregate of total assets of EU-headquartered credit institutions increased by 3.63%, from €33.13 trillion in March 2025 to €34.33 trillion in March 2026 During the same period, EU credit institutions’ aggregate non-performing loans ratio [ 1 ] increased by 0.02 percentage points year on year to stand at 1.98% in March 2026 EU credit institutions’ aggregate return on equity [ 2 ] was 2.44% in March 2026 an