European Central Bank (ECB)
European Parliament Press Release, 23 April
PRESS RELEASE - All clear for new ECB Vice-President.
ECB's Noyer sees gold's role as reserve declining
GERMANY - Outgoing European Central Bank Vice President Christian Noyer said on Tuesday that the role of gold in central bank reserves was declining but was still part of central bank credibility.
ECB report says conditions right for recovery
GERMANY - European Central Bank chief Wim Duisenberg said on Tuesday conditions were right for a euro zone economic recovery although there was still uncertainty about its strength.
No need for more transparency at ECB says Noyer
BELGIUM - European Central Bank Vice President Christian Noyer said on Tuesday there was no reason for the time being to increase the banks transparency by publishing minutes of the ECB's closed-door meetings, but did not rule it at some point in the…
G7 didn't discuss exchange rates says Duisenberg
US - Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven leading industrial nations didn't discuss foreign exchange during their meeting Saturday, "apart from the usual statements," European Central Bank President Wim Duisenberg said.
Opinion of the Governing Council of the ECB
REPORT - Opinion of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank of 18 April 2002 on a recommendation from the Council of the European Union on the appointment of the Vice-President of the European Central Bank.
ECB Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - ECB opinion on the appointment of the Vice-President of the ECB, 18 April 2002.
ECB reform to cap votes not council size - Report
GERMANY - The European Central Bank wants to limit, through rotation, the number of governing council members that can vote on monetary policy after euro zone enlargement, a German newspaper reported on Thursday.
European Parliament Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - ECB Vice-Presidency - Nomination hearing for Lucas Papademos, European Parliament, Brussels, 22 April.
EU Parliament committee to question Papademos
BELGIUM - European Central Bank Vice President nominee Lucas Papademos will testify before the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (EMAC) on 22 April, the Parliament said on Wednesday.
ECB's Duisenberg-euro's reserve role slowly rising
SPAIN - The euro's use as an international currency is rising but only gradually, European Central Bank President Wim Duisenberg said on Sunday.
Speech by Eugenio Domingo Solans, ECB, 12 Apr
SPEECH - Gabriel Quiros said in a speech made on behalf of Eugenio Domingo Solans that it seems indisputable that we have made progress - in particular since the launch of the euro - towards an integrated financial market structure.
UK and Germany in banking supervision move
GERMANY - The German and British governments are combining forces to head off any move by the European Central Bank to take the leading role in banking supervision in the European Union.
Papademos has strong support for ECB job - Rato
SPAIN - Many euro zone finance ministers back Bank of Greece Governor Lucas Papademos to replace European Central Bank Vice President Christian Noyer, Spanish Economy Minister Rodrigo Rato said on Friday.
ECB Monthly Bulletin, April 2002
REPORT - The European Central Bank published its April 2002 Monthly Bulletin on 11 April.
Race still on for ECB Vice President position
BELGIUM - Belgium said on Thursday it stuck to its candidate for the European Central Bank's vice-presidency, which vacates end-May, but added that it wanted a good chance for a next vacancy if a Belgian failed this time.
ECB sees upturn but slower CPI decline
GERMANY - The European Central Bank on Thursday maintained its assessment that the euro zone economy was recovering but said high oil prices could lead to slightly higher inflation than predicted earlier this year.
Wim's wait
FEATURE - The European Central Bank is extending its "wait and see" policy from interest rates to the equally delicate matter of high-level appointments, reported Friday's FT in London.
ECB holds key interest rate unchanged at 3.25 pct
GERMANY - The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday, reinforcing expectations its easing cycle had ended with the euro zone economy now on track to recovery.
ECB's French connection is still fuzzy
FEATURE - The next president of the European Central Bank will be a Frenchman, but the question is: Which one?, asks the Wall Street Journal, 3 April.
Speech by Otmar Issing of the ECB, 26 Mar
SPEECH - Issing said in a speech titled 'The role of monetary policy in managing economic risks' that he did not currently see any threats to the inflation outlook in the euro zone, but said on balance the risks are to the upside.
Speech by Sirkka Hamalainen of the ECB, 20 Mar
SPEECH - European Central Bank executive board member Hamalainen said on Wednesday she was disappointed by euro zone financial market integration and urged private sector firms to work together to improve it.
Speech by Christian Noyer of the ECB, 22 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'France, Europe, the euro and the ECB' Noyer said that fiscal policy changes in the euro zone would not automatically result in a shift in the ECB's monetary policy.
ECB's Quaden - "More and more signs" worst over
BELGIUM - European Central Bank Governing Council member Guy Quaden welcomed Tuesday the latest reading in German business sentiment, calling it another sign that the euro-zone economy has turned the corner.