At the ECB Forum in Sintra, Portugal, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel spoke with CNBC and Bloomberg about the challenges facing the euro area economy and the outlook for monetary policy.

Global warming is not predestined; we can slow it down – but that means we also have to take action, said Sabine Mauderer in an interview with DIE ZEIT. During the interview, she spoke about uninsured climate damage and how climate change could impact on inflation and economic growth. She also explained the role ecosystems play for the economy and what water loss would mean for Germany specifically.

Artificial intelligence is a disruptive technology that is causing profound change to the economy and society. In Europe, we need to take greater advantage of the opportunities arising from this, said Bundesbank Executive Board member Fritzi Köhler-Geib in an interview with the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”. In the interview, she discusses the opportunities and challenges presented by AI.

In 2025, for the first time, people in Germany used cashless means of payment to pay for their day-to-day purchases more frequently than cash. According to the Bundesbank’s latest study on payment behaviour, 55 % of all recorded purchases were settled without cash in 2025. The trend towards cashless payments is continuing, explained Executive Board member Burkhard Balz at the presentation of the results.