Christine Lagarde

An incredible 6 million of you have already had your say on how our banknotes should look in the future! Europeans have been sharing their favourite designs around dinner tables, in chat groups and online. If you haven’t yet expressed your views, you can do so here surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/neweuro/

They carry my signature, but these are your banknotes. Now it’s your turn to help shape what they’ll look like in the future. Take part in the survey before 21 September and tell us which of the design proposals you’d like to see in your wallet surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/ecbeuro/

Watch live from 16:15 CET: President Christine @Lagarde unveils the shortlisted design proposals for our future banknotes youtube.com/live/vqBovXKkE…

Today we kept our key interest rates at their current levels. We are well positioned to cope with the uncertainty created by the conflict in the Middle East and the economy has been able to weather the difficulties so far ecb.europa.eu/press/press_co…

Watch the ECB press conference live: President Christine @Lagarde explains today’s monetary policy decisions europa.eu/!KByWRW

Watch live from 16:15 CET as President Christine @Lagarde unveils the shortlisted design proposals for our future banknotes youtube.com/live/vqBovXKkE…

President @Lagarde has seen the design proposals for our future banknotes and tomorrow you will too! The designs were evaluated by a panel of independent experts and now we want to hear from you. Follow the announcement tomorrow youtube.com/live/vqBovXKkE…

Art reflects both our roots and our shared future. Yesterday evening, it was a pleasure to open “Sharing Horizons”, an exhibition tracing Ireland’s cultural and artistic evolution, alongside @centralbank_ie Governor Gabriel Makhlouf and Irish Ambassador Maeve Collins.

Together with my colleagues Philip Lane and Sharon Donnery, I welcomed the Ambassadors of EU Member States to Germany to the @ecb. We had an engaging discussion on Europe's economic outlook, particularly in the context of Ireland's Presidency of the @EUCouncil 🇮🇪🇪🇺

Merci pour votre gentil message. Frankfurt is indeed full of wonderful people. Wishing you a lovely day!

Today in Brussels, I attended the #ECOFIN meeting.  I discussed with EU finance ministers the key economic challenges and priorities facing Europe.

Today 🇪🇺 took a step forward as the @Europarl_EN voted to ensure that everyone can pay with euro in both cash and digital form everywhere in the euro area. I sat down with Maria Tadeo from @euronews to discuss that vote and much more. Watch here euronews.com/my-europe/2026…

Good to see Arthur Mensch, CEO of @MistralAI, in Brussels today. 
He joined us at the #Eurogroup meeting for a discussion on the economic impact of AI and cybersecurity.

In Brussels today for the #Eurogroup meeting, where we discussed: 🔹The euro area’s fiscal stance
🔹The international role of the euro
🔹 How AI and cybersecurity are shaping our economies
🔹 The future of digital finance

Tonight: European Central Bank President @Lagarde sits down for a wide-ranging exclusive interview. Watch #TheEuropeConversation across all Euronews platforms from 20:00 CET.

I welcome today's vote by the @Europarl_EN to make sure that the euro, both in cash and digital form, is accepted everywhere in the euro area.

Congratulations Silvana for your new role, you will do the IMF proud. Congratulations Kristalina for hiring an exceptional economist with outstanding qualifications.

It was a pleasure to welcome @AIIB_Official President Jiayi Zou to the @ecb today. We had a good discussion on the global economic outlook.

Watch the session here (in French) youtu.be/i7ug50ydXzw

Delighted to attend the 2026 edition of Les Rencontres économiques d'Aix-en-Provence. A highlight was joining @eucopresident António Costa and my former colleague @BCoeure for a discussion on Europe finding its way in a world of uncertainty. #ReAix