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12/09/2026

New phone launches come and go. New banknotes stay with us for decades 😉

What would you like to see on future euro banknotes? Check out the comments for the 🔗 to the survey.

POV: you just emptied your bag in 2002 💿🎧📼Some things belong in a memory box while others are ready for a new look 💶We’r...
11/09/2026

POV: you just emptied your bag in 2002 💿🎧📼

Some things belong in a memory box while others are ready for a new look 💶

We’re redesigning the look of our banknotes. Still not had your say? Check out the first comment!

11/09/2026

Euro banknotes are getting a new look 💶

Make sure to have your say on the ten shortlisted designs by 21 September.

You can find the link to the survey in the comments.

11/09/2026

Nine million responses to our survey on the future look of euro banknotes 🤯

Haven’t had your say yet? There’s still time before it closes on 21 September - just check the link in the comments!

Know someone who hasn’t had their say yet? Forward this to them 😉

10/09/2026

The Governing Council decided to raise interest rates by 0.25 percentage points.

Inflation is set to remain well above target for an extended period, says President Lagarde. We are committed to ensuring that inflation stabilises at 2%.

Today, we raised our key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points.We are doing this because the Middle East conflict kee...
10/09/2026

Today, we raised our key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points.

We are doing this because the Middle East conflict keeps driving up prices. This will keep inflation well above target for an extended period.

Want to know more about our decision? See the link in the comments!

Today we raised our key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points.We are doing this because the Middle East conflict keep...
10/09/2026

Today we raised our key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points.

We are doing this because the Middle East conflict keeps driving up prices.

Inflation is likely to be above our 2% target for a quite a while.

10/09/2026

🇩🇪🇪🇺 Our Governing Council is meeting in Berlin, Germany.

Join us live for the press conference with President Christine Lagarde today at 14:45 CET.

For more details check out the 🔗 below!

10/09/2026

From Berlin, a reflection on Europe’s past and present.

Together with Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel, we visited two places that tell very different stories: the House of the Wannsee Conference and the French Cathedral. A reminder of the importance of remembrance, tolerance and European cooperation.

08/09/2026

🇩🇪🇪🇺 Hallo from Berlin, Germany’s capital and a city with a unique history.

I’m here for the external ECB Governing Council meeting tomorrow and Thursday, hosted by Deutsche Bundesbank.

Dankeschön to President Joachim Nagel and his team for the very warm welcome!

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