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The European Central Bank is the central bank for Europe's single currency, the euro. Its main task is to maintain the euro's purchasing power.

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2025 has been a year marked by uncertainty, challenges, and hard work. As we head into the festive season, wishing you all a happy and restful holiday.✨


Wishing everyone a joyful festive season, and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it!

ecb's tweet image. Wishing everyone a joyful festive season, and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it!

Are independent central banks better at ensuring price stability? A study of 155 central banks over 50 years shows why independence matters. Central banks that are shielded from government control are more credible and better at keeping prices stable ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/dat…

ecb's tweet image. Are independent central banks better at ensuring price stability?

A study of 155 central banks over 50 years shows why independence matters. Central banks that are shielded from government control are more credible and better at keeping prices stable ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/dat…

Listen in: Executive Board member @Isabel_Schnabel talks to @CBudras on the @faznet Podcast für Deutschland about the challenges of 2025 and what lies ahead for the euro area economy next year (in German). 🎙️open.spotify.com/episode/5tFp3n…

ecb's tweet image. Listen in: Executive Board member @Isabel_Schnabel talks to @CBudras on the @faznet Podcast für Deutschland about the challenges of 2025 and what lies ahead for the euro area economy next year (in German).

🎙️open.spotify.com/episode/5tFp3n…

The euro family is growing. Bulgaria will adopt the euro. What hopes and fears come with the transition? Were there similar feelings in other countries? Our host Stefania Secola speaks with ECB researcher Ferdinand Dreher to find out. Tune in soundcloud.com/europeancentra…

ecb's tweet image. The euro family is growing. Bulgaria will adopt the euro. What hopes and fears come with the transition? Were there similar feelings in other countries?

Our host Stefania Secola speaks with ECB researcher Ferdinand Dreher to find out.

Tune in soundcloud.com/europeancentra…

Letter from the ECB President to Mr Fabio de Masi, MEP, on institutional matters link.europa.eu/HdjK7X


We welcome that the Council finalised its position on the Single Currency Package – a key step to reinforce cash and lay the framework for a digital euro. Thank you to the Danish Presidency (@eu2025dk) and previous Council Presidencies for their work.

The Council has just adopted its position on the introduction of the #DigitalEuro and measures to strengthen the legal tender of cash. This will allow negotiations with the @Europarl_EN to begin. Press release 👇 link.europa.eu/ycfr6v

EUCouncilPress's tweet image. The Council has just adopted its position on the introduction of the #DigitalEuro and measures to strengthen the legal tender of cash.

This will allow negotiations with the @Europarl_EN to begin.

Press release 👇
link.europa.eu/ycfr6v


The public and private sector must work together to shape the future of money, says Executive Board member Piero Cipollone at @AspenInstitute. By offering pan-European money, infrastructures and standards, we support integrated, safe and innovative payments…

ecb's tweet image. The public and private sector must work together to shape the future of money, says Executive Board member Piero Cipollone at @AspenInstitute. By offering pan-European money, infrastructures and standards, we support integrated, safe and innovative payments…

How did the euro area current account balance evolve in October? And how does it compare with the same month a year earlier? Find out more in the press release link.europa.eu/pr6rDC

ecb's tweet image. How did the euro area current account balance evolve in October? And how does it compare with the same month a year earlier?

Find out more in the press release link.europa.eu/pr6rDC

We’ve streamlined how we assess banks’ capital and securitisation operations. From January 2026, approval time for standardised operations will be cut to two weeks, giving banks faster responses and supervisors more time for more complex assessments link.europa.eu/9Hw6XT

ecb's tweet image. We’ve streamlined how we assess banks’ capital and securitisation operations.

From January 2026, approval time for standardised operations will be cut to two weeks, giving banks faster responses and supervisors more time for more complex assessments link.europa.eu/9Hw6XT

Transcript with Q&A of yesterday’s monetary policy press conference link.europa.eu/7cXmpx

ecb's tweet image. Transcript with Q&A of yesterday’s monetary policy press conference link.europa.eu/7cXmpx

The Governing Council decided to keep interest rates unchanged. We are in a good place and keeping all options on the table. Monetary policy decisions will be based on data, said President Christine @Lagarde.


We have decided to keep the three key interest rates unchanged, said President @Lagarde after the Governing Council meeting. We are determined to ensure that inflation stabilises at our 2% medium-term target. Watch the press conference link.europa.eu/KByWRW

ecb's tweet image. We have decided to keep the three key interest rates unchanged, said President @Lagarde after the Governing Council meeting.

We are determined to ensure that inflation stabilises at our 2% medium-term target.

Watch the press conference link.europa.eu/KByWRW

We’ve just taken our latest monetary policy decisions. Tune in to #TheECBPodcast to hear President Christine @Lagarde present the decisions in our press conference pod.link/ecbpodcast/epi…

ecb's tweet image. We’ve just taken our latest monetary policy decisions.

Tune in to #TheECBPodcast to hear President Christine @Lagarde present the decisions in our press conference pod.link/ecbpodcast/epi…

Today we kept our key interest rates unchanged. We did this because inflation is on track to settle around our 2% target. Read more about our decisions ecb.europa.eu/press/press_co…

ecb's tweet image. Today we kept our key interest rates unchanged.

We did this because inflation is on track to settle around our 2% target.

Read more about our decisions ecb.europa.eu/press/press_co…

President Christine @Lagarde introduces the economic growth outlook for the euro area

ecb's tweet image. President Christine @Lagarde introduces the economic growth outlook for the euro area

President Christine @Lagarde introduces the inflation outlook for the euro area

ecb's tweet image. President Christine @Lagarde introduces the inflation outlook for the euro area

Watch the ECB press conference live: President Christine @Lagarde explains today’s monetary policy decisions link.europa.eu/KByWRW

ecb's tweet image. Watch the ECB press conference live: President Christine @Lagarde explains today’s monetary policy decisions link.europa.eu/KByWRW

We kept our key interest rates unchanged. We did this because inflation is on track to settle around our 2% target. Read today’s monetary policy decisions ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/…

ecb's tweet image. We kept our key interest rates unchanged.

We did this because inflation is on track to settle around our 2% target.

Read today’s monetary policy decisions ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/…

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