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First protest for the ECB New President

Protestors said they want the bond-buying policy to be more transparent and to go in another direction, which is to set climate-oriented goals.

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Mario Draghi's final ECB meeting

Mario Draghi's final assessment on the state of the eurozone economy.

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Christine Lagarde gets European Parliament approval as next ECB chief

With 394 MEPs in favour and 206 against Christine Lagarde won the European Parliament approval to lead the European Central Bank.

Business

ECB chief Mario Draghi pledges indefinite stimulus to revive Eurozone

Seven years ago, in the very midst of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis, Mario Draghi promised to do "whatever it takes" to preserve the euro. He now adds one more vow - to do it for as long as necessary.

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My Europe Series

Brexit brinkmanship, new old faces and remembering WW2 in Brussels

For those of you who love to follow the Brexit drama, this week couldn't have been more gripping.Also this week, the hearings with the nominees for the EU top jobs began with arguably the most prominent candidate: Christine Lagarde, the head of the IMF. That's in this edition of State of the Union.

Economy

The Brief: Lagarde's route to the ECB

We look back at Christine Lagarde's career trajectory from French Minister to IMF chief and the issues that follow her heading into her next role.

Economy

Need a cheap mortgage rate? Try this Danish bank - it's less than 0%

Borrowers will be able to secure a -0.5% interest rate over 10 years.

Business

Europe’s economy is slowing down

According to the preliminary Eurostat data Eurozone GDP grew 0.2% quarter-on-quarter in the April-June period, down from 0.4% in the previous three months.

Business

ECB paves way for more stimulus in September

The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at the meeting in Frankfurt with the main refinancing rate remaining at zero and the deposit rate at minus 0.4%.

USA

Lagarde resigns from IMF — these Europeans could succeed her

Due to an understanding between the US and Europe, the head of the IMF has always been European, while the World Bank has always been led by an American.

Germany

16,000 evacuated in Frankfurt to defuse WWII bomb

16,000 people were evacuated from an area of Frankfurt to allow for an unexploded WWII bomb to be defused.

World News

Is it unfair for the ECB to use interest rates to compete with the US?

A war of words has erupted between Donald Trump and Mario Draghi over Europe's efforts to boost its economy. Who's right?

Economy

Eurozone citizens were sold a lie – and now their economies are paying the price ǀ View

Why, 20 years on from the birth of the eurozone, are people so unhappy and ready to blame the European Central Bank (ECB) for the poor economic performance of their country and the absence of a bright future?

Europe News

The Brief: race for the EU top job

An ex-TV presenter, a Commission insider, a former Belgian prime minister as well as MEPs are all in the running for the European Commission President when Jean-Claude Juncker's term is up later this year. Their fates depend on the European elections, and now you have the chance to question them.

Real Economy

Twenty years on, what's next for the euro?

In partnership with The European Commission

From a dream project not many believed in, to the currency of 340 million Europeans. We look at the past, present and future of the euro.

Business

European Central Bank keeps policy unchanged

The ECB is staying on track to end bond purchases this year and raise interest rates next autumn

World News

Greece formally ends bailout plan with EU

Greece has now officially ended its third bailout agreement with the European Union. The country has received more than 260 billion euros since 2010 from the EU and the IMF, the biggest bailout in global financial history.

Business

EC Bank will end its €2.6 trillion stimulus programme

The European Central Bank says the risks from an unpredictable global trade conflict doesn't warrant any deviation from its plan

Economy

Greece now a "normal" eurozone country, says Moscovici

Greece now a "normal" eurozone country, says EU Finance Commissioner Moscovici.

Economy

ECB to end stimulus programme later this year

ECB President Mario Draghi admitted the eurozone recovery has slowed and kept record low interest rates unchanged