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
By David Barwick and Marta Vilar – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 09 July with Isabel Schnabel, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank:
11 July 2025
By Marta Vilar and David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel on Wednesday firmly rejected calls for further monetary policy easing in the euro area and downplayed concerns about the euro’s exchange rate strength.
11 July 2025
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) - Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 2 July with Mário Centeno, Governor of the Banco de Portugal and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.
7 July 2025
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – The European Central Bank should react if economic growth continues to stagnate and inflation stays close to 1% in the coming quarters, according to ECB Governing Council member Mário Centeno.
7 July 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 06 June with Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of Latvijas Banka and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
11 June 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – It is ‘quite likely’ that the European Central Bank will still need to put some finishing touches on its monetary policy stance and ease a bit further to maintain price stability, ECB Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said Friday.
11 June 2025
By David Barwick and Marta Vilar – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 26 May with Christodoulos Patsalides, Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
27 May 2025