ECB press conference with questions and answers

At the ECB's press conference Thursday 5 February, after leaving eurozone interest rates on hold, Jean-Claude Trichet said he saw no need to amend the European Stability and Growth Pact and that the bank would not rush into any decision that impacted on the value of the euro.

Trichet told the news conference in Frankfurt Thursday "We do not see a need to change the treaty and, in our view, the Stability and Growth Pact in its current form is appropriate".

The European Central Bank president said

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