ECB Governing Council

Some of them are better than others, I'll leave it at that, Ireland's ECB Governing Council member Patrick Honohan told Reuters, when asked whether the ECB could be involved in bolstering the EFSF.

ECB fights to avoid role in euro zone rescue fund Reuters 2011

ECB Governing Council member Mario Draghi said Tuesday that a second Greek rescue must exclude "all concepts that are not purely voluntary or that have any element of compulsion."

ECB: Contagion Is Euro Zone's Top Concern Tom Fairless 2011

ECB Governing Council member Ewald Nowotny said last week "that the current negotiation has to do with an involvement of the private sector," which does not include the central bank.

Focus Turns to ECB Greece Policy Todd Buell 2012

ECB Governing Council member Mario Draghi said Tuesday that a second Greek rescue must exclude "all concepts that are not purely voluntary or that have any element of compulsion."

ECB: Contagion Is Euro Zone's Top Concern Tom Fairless 2011

Jean-Claude Trichet is looking forward to the last ECB Governing Council meeting under his presidency.

European debt crisis: live 2011

On Thursday, Mr. Trichet is expected to make a statement after the ECB Governing Council meeting about the central bank ' s policy of unlimited lending and, more importantly, its program for buying government bonds.

Europe Toby Anderson 2010

The ECB Governing Council left its euro-zone benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1%, a record low.

Trichet Calls for 'Appropriate' Action on Stress Tests 2010

ECB Governing Council member Athanasios Orphanides said strengthening euro area economic governance "is of the utmost importance to prevent a similar crisis occurring in the future," adding that "it should be high on the euro area's political agenda."

Trichet to Push for New Fiscal Surveillance 2010

"Even if we keep thinking that the refi rate will stay at 1% for a long time, markets should probably start positioning for a change in the rhetoric of some ECB Governing Council members in the fourth quarter of this year if things keep going this way," Aurelio Maccario, chief euro zone economist at UniCredit Group, said in a note to clients.

GDP Growth May See ECB Change Tack 2009

ECB Governing Council member Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordonez of Spain said the ECB will "very likely" cut interest rates in March, pointing to fast-decelerating inflation.

Central Banks Set to Spur Europe 2009