By David Barwick – VILNIUS (Econostream) - Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 31 August 2026 with Gediminas Šimkus, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
1 September 2026
By David Barwick – VILNIUS (Econostream) – An interest rate hike next week by the European Central Bank is clearly warranted and will probably have to be followed by further tightening, given the strengthening of inflation pressures in the region and the unexpected resilience of the euro area economy, according to ECB Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus.
1 September 2026
By Marta Vilar – SOFIA (Econostream) Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 26 August 2026 with Dimitar Radev, Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
27 August 2026
By Marta Vilar – SOFIA (Econostream) – Under current circumstances, prudence argues for the European Central Bank to “put more emphasis on vigilance” than patience after its September decision and communicate its readiness to act again, according to ECB Governing Council member Dimitar Radev.
27 August 2026
By David Barwick – NICOSIA (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 28 July 2026 with Christodoulos Patsalides, Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
29 July 2026
By David Barwick – NICOSIA (Econostream) – The passage of time is working against the European Central Bank on inflation as elevated oil prices persist, increasing the importance of pre-emptive action even though the September decision remains open and data-dependent, according to ECB Governing Council member Christodoulos Patsalides.
29 July 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 27 July 2026 with Kaspars Āboliņš, director of the Latvian State Treasury.
28 July 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Latvia's Treasury is monitoring financial markets for a possible syndicated benchmark bond later this year, although regular auctions remain its baseline funding strategy for the remainder of 2026, according to Kaspars Āboliņš, director of the Latvian State Treasury.
28 July 2026
By Marta Vilar – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following is a transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 23 July 2026 with Olaf Sleijpen, Governor of De Nederlandsche Bank and member of the European Central Bank Governing Council.
24 July 2026
By Marta Vilar – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank could still raise interest rates in September even if second-round effects have not yet emerged, should the overall inflation outlook warrant it, according to ECB Governing Council member Olaf Sleijpen.
24 July 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 14 July 2026 with Esther Finnbogadóttir, head of funding and debt management of the Icelandic Ministry of Finance.
14 July 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) - Iceland is more likely to issue a conventional foreign currency bond than a green bond in 2027, as it continues to prioritize establishing a regular presence in international capital markets with benchmark issuance, according to Esther Finnbogadóttir, head of funding and debt management at the Icelandic Ministry of Finance.
14 July 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 25 June 2026 with Mercedes Abascal, Deputy Director General of Public Debt Management at the Spanish Treasury.
6 July 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Spain does not currently need to carry out a fourth syndicated bond sale in 2026, given the progress made in its funding program, though it remains ready to do so should market conditions prove attractive, according to Mercedes Abascal, Deputy Director General of Public Debt Management at the Spanish Treasury.
6 July 2026
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – Following is a transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 30 June 2026 with Pierre Wunsch, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.
1 July 2026
By Marta Vilar – SINTRA, Portugal (Econostream) – Arguments supporting additional monetary policy tightening in the euro area are visibly fading, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch.
1 July 2026
By David Barwick - FRANKFURT (Econostream) - Following is a transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 26 June 2026 with Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of Latvijas Banka and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
29 June 2026
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – The European Central Bank can afford to wait before deciding whether further monetary policy tightening is needed, with recent developments having sharply reduced the probability of negative scenarios and removed any need to rush into another move, ECB Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said.
29 June 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 19 June 2026 with Denis Beau, deputy governor of the Banque de France and designated chair of the ACPR.
25 June 2026
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – The European banking framework has become unnecessarily complex in some areas and concerns about the credibility of European supervision should no longer stand in the way of efforts to simplify regulation and supervision, according to Banque de France Deputy Governor Denis Beau.
25 June 2026