Speeches
Here you find speeches of the current and past members of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank from the past ten years. Speeches of the former Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the Deutsche Bundesbank date back to 2005.
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From extraordinary to normal – reflections on the future monetary policy toolkit Keynote speech at the European Banking Congress
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Economic policy challenges in the wind of change Speech at the Süddeutsche Zeitung’s 2018 economic summit
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Speech delivered at the Deutsche Bundesbank's Capital City Reception
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Prospects for Europe and the euro area Speech delivered at the Centre for European Policy
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has spoken out in favour of making the rules on debt more binding. "It would be helpful for the rules of the Stability Pact to be simplified," he said in a speech delivered in Freiburg. Furthermore, Mr Weidmann added, a more rigorous interpretation of the rules could be achieved by giving responsibility for fiscal surveillance to an independent authority instead of the European Commission.
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Higher growth, lower inflation? – Digitalisation from a central bank’s perspective Speech delivered at the reception hosted by the Deutsche Bundesbank at the annual meeting of the German Economic Association (Verein für Socialpolitik)
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Exploring the agora: Lessons for a more stable economic and monetary union Hellenic Bank Association
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has called for further reform steps in Europe. "Much has been done – in the member states as well as at the European level," Weidmann said in Athens. Despite this progress, there is still need for further action, he said.
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Introductory Statement Discussion with the Association of the Foreign Press (VAP)
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The relationship between monetary and macroprudential policies – black and white or shades of grey? Dinner Speech at the Annual Meeting of the Central Bank Research Association
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Welcome and Opening Speech OMFIF Global Public Investor Symposium on "Green bond issuance and other forms of low-carbon finance"
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Towards a more stable monetary union – what is the right recipe? Keynote Speech at the Conference "Economic and Monetary Union – Deepening and Convergence"