MEPs debate with Christine LAGARDE, President of the ECB, inflation, efforts to curb it, and possible interest rate cuts. During the annual plenary debate, MEPs concentrate on what happens next once inflation settles at the ECB’s 2% target and pay particular attention to the continuing significant divergences in inflation rates between member states. This is the last debate in the European Parliament for Christine LAGARDE before the 6-9 June European elections. Closing statements by Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) and by Johan VAN OVERTVELDT, Rapporteur, and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union

statement

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

McGUINNESS, Mairead (EPP, IE)

European Central Bank annual report (T)

LAGARDE, Christine (FR)

VAN OVERTVELDT, Johan (ECR, BE)

European Central Bank – annual report 2023: Closing statements by Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) and by Johan VAN OVERTVELDT, Rapporteur, and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services 

SOUNDBITE (Original), Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank (ECB)

SOUNDBITE (Original), Johan VAN OVERTVELDT, Rapporteur