European Central Bank (ECB)
ECB eyeing council revamp ahead of enlargement
GERMANY - The European Central Bank is studying draft proposals on how the bank should be governed once several eastern European nations join the euro zone later this decade, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
Quaden - Rates appropriate for foreseeable future
BELGIUM - The euro-zone economy has bottomed out and recovery should start in the second half of this year, with some countries seeing a rebound already in the second quarter, European Central Bank governing council member Guy Quaden said Tuesday.
Austrian c.banker seen as candidate for ECB
AUSTRIA - The Austrian National Bank's 49-year old deputy governor, Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, could be a candidate to replace Finnish ECB board member Sirkka Hamalainen, who is in charge of the ECB's money market operations, an Austrian weekly magazine…
U.S. German wages risks to German upturn - Welteke
GERMANY - European Central Bank council member Ernst Welteke said on Monday an upcoming wage round and uncertainty about the U.S. economy were risks to an upturn of the Germany economy.
ECB Working Paper Series
RESEARCH - Performance of monetary policy with internal central bank forecasting, by Seppo Honkapohja and Kaushik Mitra, February 2002, ECB Working Paper No. 127.
Speech by Christian Noyer of the ECB
SPEECH - Noyer called the speech 'Success factors of the euro and the ECB' and said the euro is undervalued against the dollar, but added it was "very difficult" to tell when the euro would rebound, 13 February.
ECB Monthly Bulletin, February 2002
REPORT - The European Central Bank has published its latest Monthly Report for February 2002.
ECB Feb bulletin - Reiterates Duisenberg remarks
GERMANY - The European Central Bank Thursday repeated that interest rates in the euro zone remain at an appropriate level and that it expects a gradual economic recovery this year.
ECB's Noyer - Euro Undervalued Vs Dollar
EUROPE - European Central Bank Vice President Christian Noyer said Wednesday the euro is undervalued against the dollar, but added it was "very difficult" to tell when the euro would rebound.
Speech by Eugenio Domingo Solans of the ECB
SPEECH - Eugenio Domingo Solans, Miembro del Consejo de Gobierno y del Comite Ejecutivo del Banco Central Europeo, Intervencion en el Foro Financiero 2002 de ABC, Madrid, 11 de febrero del 2002. This speech is only in Spanish, 11 February.
Greek media touts Papademos to replace ECB's Noyer
GREECE - Greek media has begun touting Bank of Greece Governor Lucas Papademos as a leading candidate to take over as vice president of the European Central Bank (ECB).
New ECB chief 'must be French'
EUROPE - The German government has said it is up to France to choose the successor to Wim Duisenberg as president of the European Central Bank (ECB).
ECB Press Conference - Questions and answers
PRESS CONFERENCE - A transcript of the questions and answers from Thursday's ECB press conference.
Greek c banker Papademos may replace Noyer
GREECE - Greek central bank governor Lucas Papademos is emerging as a frontrunner to become the European Central Bank's next vice president, European Commission and Greek government sources said Thursday.
Wim Duisenberg's legacy
FEATURE - Wim Duisenberg, the Dutchman who has headed the European Central Bank (ECB) since its inception, is standing down in July next year.
Eurozone interest rates unchanged
EUROPE - The European Central Bank (ECB) has left its key interest rate unchanged at 3.25%.
ECB Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - European Central Bank, Monetary Policy Decisions, 7 February.
ECB Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - ECB recognises partners' valuable contribution to the smooth introduction of the euro banknotes and coins 5 February.
Speech by Wim Duisenberg, President of the ECB
SPEECH - In a speech at Maastricht University, Duisenberg said that the E.U.'s budget rules as laid down in the Stability and Growth Pact are a key element for a well-functioning monetary union.
ECB Press Release - Central Banking Conference
PRESS RELEASE - Second ECB Central Banking Conference, "The transformation of the European financial system", released 4 February 2002.
EU heads of state to decide next no. 2 at ECB
FRANCE - French finance minister Laurent Fabius said Sunday that the issue of who replaces European Central Bank Vice President Christian Noyer at the end of May is a matter for European Union heads of state to decide.
Welteke sees no need for rate cuts now - report
PORTUGAL - Current European Central Bank interest rates are appropriate and there is no need for a cut at this time, Bundesbank President and ECB governing council member Ernst Welteke said in a newspaper interview published Friday.
ECB on collision course over plan to regulate EU
EUROPE - The European Central Bank has put itself on a collision course with European financial regulators, including Britain's Financial Services Authority, over the ECB's ambitions to play a role in banking supervision.
Wellink - Euro may add 0.25% to Dutch inflation
NETHERLANDS - Dutch Central Bank President and European Central Bank governing council board member Nout Wellink said Monday he expected the introduction of the euro to add around a quarter of a percentage point to inflation in the Netherlands.