By David Barwick – VIENNA (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on Tuesday with Estonian Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi on the margins of the Central & Eastern European Forum.
13 January 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream with former European Central Bank Governing Council member Mário Centeno. The interview focused exclusively on the matter at hand—Centeno's announcement on Thursday of his candidacy to succeed ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos, whose term ends on 31 May 2026—and did not delve into any aspect of current ECB policy:
9 January 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank must remain in an attitude of readiness to adjust its interest rates either up or down as circumstances require, according to ECB Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras on Tuesday.
23 December 2025
By David Barwick – HELSINKI (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 5 December 2025 with Olli Rehn, Governor of the Bank of Finland and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
8 December 2025
By David Barwick – HELSINKI (Econostream) – Reduced US Federal Reserve autonomy would “logically” produce structurally higher US inflation with consequences for European monetary policy, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn.
8 December 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 27 November 2025 with Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of Latvijas Banka and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
2 December 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The likelihood that the European Central Bank would cut if confronted with a negative inflation shock is greater than the probability of it hiking in response to a positive shock of equal magnitude, according to ECB Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks.
2 December 2025
By David Barwick – VIENNA (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 07 November with Martin Kocher, Governor of the Austrian National Bank and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
12 November 2025
By David Barwick – VIENNA (Econostream) – Economic growth in the euro area could prove somewhat better than current projections, given the improvement seen in the latest data, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Martin Kocher.
12 November 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 22 October with Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of Latvijas Banka and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
22 October 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – It could be that the European Central Bank’s easing cycle has reached the terminal rate and that the next adjustment of interest rates will be upwards, according to ECB Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks on Wednesday.
22 October 2025
By David Barwick and Marta Vilar – WASHINGTON (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Madis Müller on Wednesday said that the ECB was in a good position from which to maintain its current monetary policy stance while observing the course of economic developments.
16 October 2025
By David Barwick and Marta Vilar – VALLETTA (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 15 September 2025 with Edward Scicluna, Governor of the Central Bank of Malta and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
16 September 2025
By Marta Vilar and David Barwick – VALLETTA (Econostream) – The European Central Bank’s Governing Council is not planning another interest rate cut, and if the current, delicate balance of inflationary forces still holds in December, the ECB will not ease further this year, according to Council member Edward Scicluna.
16 September 2025
By David Barwick – VILNIUS (Econostream) - Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 01 September 2025 with Gediminas Šimkus, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
2 September 2025
By David Barwick – VILNIUS (Econostream) – Further European Central Bank policy easing is probably more a question of when, not if, according to ECB Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus.
2 September 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) - Following is the transcript of an interview on 4 August 2025 with Robert Holzmann, Governor of the Austrian National Bank and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.
5 August 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank’s Governing Council for the most part agrees that it is now appropriate for a ‘steady hand’ approach to monetary policy, according to Council member Robert Holzmann.
5 August 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 14 July 2025 with Dimitar Radev, governor of the Bulgarian National Bank and - following Bulgaria's planned adoption of the euro on January 1, 2026 - soon-to-be European Central Bank Governing Council member.
15 July 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – The bar for additional easing by the European Central Bank remains high, according to Dimitar Radev, governor of the Bulgarian National Bank and - following Bulgaria's planned adoption of the euro on January 1, 2026 - soon-to-be ECB Governing Council member.
15 July 2025