A high-profile panel on Monday (22 February) warned of the economic difficulties stemming from the pandemic, whilst noting that this crisis could offer the chance to rebuild EU economies. Kicking off the annual European Parliamentary Week, which sees MEPs and national parliamentarians meet to discuss EU economic governance, the panel brought together the presidents of […]
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Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the opening plenary session of the European Parliamentary Week 2021 in virtual format
Frankfurt am Main, 22 February 2021
I would like to thank you warmly for inviting me to speak to you today. It is a privilege to have an opportunity to talk to the citizens’ representatives at the heart of European democracy.
Events like this one allow us to consider national debates in discussions about our common challenges as Europeans.
For all of us, the past year of the pandemic has been an extraordinary challenge. And, at all levels, the public policy response has been truly impressive. National responses have spearheaded the policy effort, with fiscal measures amounting to, on average, 4.5% of euro area GDP.
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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Monday that the central bank "is closely monitoring the evolution of longer-term nominal bond yields." The yields on the 10-year bonds of Germany, France and Italy fell after her remarks. Bond yields in the U.S. and eurozone have increased lately, on the view that the rollout of vaccines and fiscal stimulus will reflate the global economy. "Within the broad-based set of indicators that we.