ECB strongly criticised by French and Italian leaders

Lagarde’s words spark Italian anger while Macron says first ECB measures are not sufficient

Giuseppe Conte
Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte
Presidenza della Repubblica

The heads of the French and Italian governments have taken the highly unusual step of publicly criticising the European Central Bank’s monetary policy decision, and, without naming her, ECB president Christine Lagarde.

The political reactions added to the impression among ECB observers that the bank’s announcement on March 12, and in particular Lagarde’s answer to one question, had misfired. Directly criticising an ECB monetary policy decision on the day it was taken is an unusual step for the

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