According to the general rules for Eurosystem monetary policy instruments and procedures, the outright purchase and sale of securities on the market (outright transactions) are considered standard open market operations within the Eurosystem’s monetary policy framework.

Link to selected standards and initiatives at national level, of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB), at European level (outside the ESCB), selected international standards and initiatives and links to English language websites of EU/ESCB central banks.

International investors are turning more to Europe and Germany. The next technological leap is Europe’s chance to step into a more prominent role on the global stage, argues Sabine Mauderer, First Deputy Governor of the Bundesbank.

Detailed description of positions of banks’ month-end asset and liability positions in the form of a balance sheet with a supplementary breakdown of the balance sheet items by category, maturity and sector of the respective creditors and debtors.

Details of the structure and naming of files in the Deutsche Bundesbank's XML -based reporting system can be found here.

Frequently asked questions about the digital euro.

The Bundesbank identified just under 68,000 counterfeit euro banknotes in German payments in 2025. This represented a 6.1 % decrease in counterfeit banknotes year on year.