It was a pleasure to meet the winners of this year’s Generation €uro Students’ Award.
These young people are the future of Europe. It was an honour to present them with their awards and congratulate them on their success!
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All the best to Ajay Banga, as you take up your new role as head of the today. I look forward to meeting you again soon.
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Savings banks have been pivotal to Germany’s success. They are also an intersection point between our monetary policy and the economy.
At #Sparkassentag, I explained factors determining our future decisions towards reducing inflation.
Read my speech ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date
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25 years ago today, the ECB started operating with a clear mandate: price stability. From then on, we have worked to safeguard the value of the euro. And we’ll continue making sure you can spend, save, borrow, and invest your money with confidence.
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Today we celebrate the 25th birthday of . It was born of a project to bring lasting peace and ensure price stability in Europe. Now, support for our single currency is stronger than ever. After the first quarter century, it’s time to open a new chapter in our common history.
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The euro offers stability, sovereignty and solidarity for the people of Europe.
Listen to my speech marking the celebrations for our 25th anniversary on #TheECBPodcast
pod.link/1481819425/epi
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Thank you to General Manager Agustín Carstens for joining us for our 25th anniversary celebration. It was wonderful to see you.
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I’m very glad Belgian Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister could join us for our 25th anniversary celebrations this evening. A pleasure to have you with us!
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I’m pleased to welcome , Prime Minister of Slovakia, to our main building in Frankfurt to celebrate 25 years of the ECB.
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I’m honoured to have President of Cyprus with us in Frankfurt to celebrate 25 years of the ECB.
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Thank you to Olaf Scholz for attending our special celebration this evening, and to Germany for hosting the ECB for 25 years.
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My special thanks to EU Council President Charles Michel for attending our 25th anniversary celebrations.
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It is a pleasure to celebrate the ECB’s 25th anniversary together with my predecessors Jean-Claude Trichet and Mario Draghi.
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In times of change in both Europe and the world, the euro has offered us stability, sovereignty and solidarity, says President . It is up to all of us, as Europeans, to write the next chapter in the euro’s story.
Read the speech ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date
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Delighted to have Roberta Metsola with us to celebrate the ECB’s 25th anniversary in Frankfurt this evening
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I’m honoured to have President Ursula with us here in Frankfurt as we mark the ECB’s first quarter of a century.
Let’s keep working together for a united and peaceful Europe.
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The ECB turns 25. This evening, we invite distinguished guests from across Europe to celebrate our anniversary with us in Frankfurt.
Join us online at 19:45 CET youtube.com/live/ztI0LWL2c
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The euro has brought Europe closer together. In #TheECBblog, I look back on 25 years of the , euro unity and our commitment to price stability. We will keep working to strengthen the foundations for Europe’s future by delivering on our mandate.
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The euro is more than a currency, says President Christine Lagarde. It’s a symbol of European integration and stands for a united Europe that works together. We’ll always be a cornerstone of that effort and an anchor of stability.
Read #TheECBblog ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/dat
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Das 175. Jubiläum der ersten Nationalversammlung Deutschlands in Frankfurt 1848 erinnert uns an die Bedeutung von Demokratie und Freiheit.
Es war mir eine Ehre, dabei zu sein und dem Bundespräsidenten Frank-Walter Steinmeier und den anderen Rednern zuzuhören.
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The 175th anniversary of Germany's first national assembly in Frankfurt in 1848 reminds us of the importance of democracy and freedom.
It was an honour to attend the celebrations and to listen to German President Steinmeier and other speakers, all supporters of European values.
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Everyone should have the right to show their true self without discrimination. On International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, we’re reminded that work is still needed to foster a more equal society. I will keep advocating for a world that embraces diversity.
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Als Bundeskanzlerin hat sich Angela Merkel unbeirrt für die europäische Einheit eingesetzt und dafür gearbeitet, Wohlstand zu sichern.
Es war mir eine Ehre, die Laudatio für den NRW-Staatspreis zu halten. Herzlichen Glückwunsch! ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date
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As German Chancellor, Angela Merkel worked to preserve prosperity, and stood unwaveringly for European unity.
It was an honour to give the laudatory speech at the North Rhine-Westphalia State Prize award ceremony. Congratulations, dear Angela! ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date
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It was good to meet with Portuguese Finance Minister Fernando Medina while in Brussels today.
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Good to be back in Brussels for the #Eurogroup meeting, where we discussed topics including the macroeconomic developments in the euro area, and structural challenges facing the corporate sector.
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My congratulations to and the People of Ukraine for being awarded with the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen. Your fight for the sovereignty of Ukraine is a fight for peace and unity in Europe.
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Good round of discussions with finance ministers and central bank governors in Japan. In the face of multiple and complex global challenges, we renewed our commitment to upholding the free, fair and rules-based multilateral system.
Thank you to our hosts!
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The #G7 meetings are a good opportunity to catch up with our partners beyond the euro area. It was a pleasure to speak with the British Chancellor of the Exchequer .
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Great to speak with my friend US Treasury , as well as with Yaichi Nakahara, mayor of Niigata
on Japan's west coast - our host city at the #G7.
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It was a pleasure to catch up with my colleague Jerome Powell, Chair of the US , on the sidelines of the #G7 meetings in Niigata, Japan.
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Delighted to meet Minister Shunichi Suzuki and Governor Kazuo Ueda at the #G7 meetings held in Japan.
Thank you for hosting us!
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I’m happy to be in the beautiful city of Niigata in Japan for the #G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings.
Looking forward to some productive and insightful discussions on monetary policy, the economic outlook, and climate change.
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Good to talk to Shogo Akagawa () ahead of my trip to Japan for the G7 meetings. I explained that while uncertainty about the path of inflation is high, we at the are determined to tame it and bring it back to our 2% target in a timely manner ecb.europa.eu/press/inter/da
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Today is Europe Day, when we celebrate the progress our continent has made in unifying over the past seventy years.
Our path is one of peace, stability and togetherness – three values that we
must champion and defend with renewed strength and vigour, now more than ever.
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