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. MEPs debate. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

statement

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

EICKHOUT, Bas (Greens/EFA, NL)

GRAPINI, Maria (S&D, RO)

SILVA PEREIRA, Pedro (S&D, PT)

European Central Bank annual report (T)

CIOCCA, Angelo (ID, IT)

PIMENTA LOPES, João (The Left, PT)

MEUTHEN, Jörg (NI, DE)

EROGLU, Dervis (CY)

KELLEHER, Billy (Renew, IE)

WALLACE, Mick (The Left, IE)

YON-COURTIN, Stéphanie (Renew, FR)

PEREIRA, Lídia (EPP, PT)

KOLAKUŠIĆ, Mislav (NI, HR)

SIMON, Sven (EPP, DE)

TINAGLI, Irene (S&D, IT)

SARDONE, Silvia (ID, IT)

CECCARDI, Susanna (ID, IT)

HOOGEVEEN, Hans (NL)

PEKKARINEN, Jukka (FI)

European Central Bank – annual report 2023: MEPs debate

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SOUNDBITE (Original), Sven SIMON (EPP, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&amp;D, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Engin EROGLU (Renew, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Michiel HOOGEVEEN (ECR, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Angelo CIOCCA (ID, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), João PIMENTA LOPES (The Left, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jörg MEUTHEN (NI, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Lídia PEREIRA (EPP, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Irene TINAGLI (S&amp;D, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Stéphanie YON-COURTIN (Renew, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mislav KOLAKUŠIĆ (NI, HR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Billy KELLEHER (Renew, IE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Maria GRAPINI (S&amp;D, RO), Catch the eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mauri PEKKARINEN (Renew, FI), Catch the eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Susanna CECCARDI (ID, IT), Catch the eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mick WALLACE (The Left, IE), Catch the eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Silvia SARDONE (ID, IT), Catch the eye