Die Finanzsanktionen angesichts der Lage in Guatemala dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Europäischen Union. 

To collateralise all credit operations, the Eurosystem requires counterparties to provide adequate eligible assets in accordance with Article 18.1 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). Assets need to fulfil a number of criteria to be accepted as eligible collateral by the Eurosystem. 

In March 2024, the ECB Governing Council approved changes to the Eurosystem’s operational framework for implementing monetary policy. The Bundesbank’s economists provide an overview of the adjustments and an outlook for the review of the technical design in 2026 in the current issue of the Monthly Report. 

The Eurosystem conducts liquidity-providing USD-operations with a maturity of one week.

The labour cost index measures developments in labour costs per man-hour worked and is harmonised across Europe. It indicates from a cost perspective the risks to price stability and contributes to the location and competition analyses in a European comparison.

Monetary policy meets urban policy – this was the theme of a podium discussion with Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and Sven Schulze, Mayor of Chemnitz, that took place as part of festivities celebrating “Chemnitz 2025”. The two answered questions from visitors and the moderator on the topics of inflation, the digital euro and economic growth.

Für die Durchführung der Bankenaufsicht ist es von großer Bedeutung, dass die gemeldeten Daten konsistent und korrekt sind. Die EZB hat für die einheitliche Aufsicht im SSM Anforderungen an die Datenqualität formuliert.