How does the ECB set interest rates?
Get the ECB interest rates explained in plain terms! Discover more with the latest from our explainer series!
Women in Economics: what you need to know about gender equality
How many women are there in the ECB Governing Council? And in boardrooms and the broader financial sector? Why does gender equality matter in macro-finance and beyond?
What is the European Central Bank? Watch the video!
Read our explainer series on central banking and grasp the basics needed to understand this key institution!
The ECB raises interest rates in unprecedented tightening cycle
The European Central Bank (ECB) raised its interest rates today by 0.25 percentage points, taking further steps to tighten monetary policy in an already unprecedented cycle. It is puzzling.
Shedding light on a Blind Spot: the Accountability of the Eurosystem National Central Banks (Report)
Eurosystem national central banks have very different procedures when it comes to reporting to political authorities, and are less accountable than the European Central Bank, a new research paper commissioned by Positive Money Europe shows. The Bundesbank has the weakest degree of accountability, while Greece and Lithuania, Estonia and Belgium emerge as the most accountable central banks.
Help people heat homes! Our demonstration at the European Parliament
Today our activists and partners demonstrated in front of the European Parliament in Brussels, calling on Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to help people heat homes.