European Court of Justice to rule on OMTs after German court ‘fudge'

The headquarters of the European Court of Justice
The European Court of Justice

The European Central Bank (ECB) this morning reiterated its belief that outright monetary transactions (OMTs) are an instrument within its mandate, after Germany's constitutional court issued an opinion to the contrary – but also referred the matter to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

The Federal Constitutional Court's (FCC) referral to the ECJ – the first time it has subordinated itself to a European court – comes with suggestions for conditions that the ECJ might place upon the use of OMTs

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.