This week, we’re in an Italian city known for its irresistible food, ancient architecture and stunning views – Rome.
We’re here with content creators from across the euro area to learn about euro banknotes and the digital euro… and enjoy a bit of gelato along the way 🍨
Today our Governing Council decided on monetary policy.
Listen to President Christine Lagarde present today’s decisions. The statement also covers:
• how the economy is performing
• how we expect prices to develop
• the risks to the economic outlook
• the dynamics behind financial and monetary conditions
Published and recorded during our press conference on 23 July 2026.
Our monetary policy statement at a glance, 23 July 2026
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/visual-mps/2026/html/mopo_statement_explained_july.en.html
Christine Lagarde, Boris Vujčić: Monetary policy statement, 23 July 2026
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/2026/html/ecb.is260723~b6fadd48f4.en.html
Monetary policy decisions, 23 July 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ecb.mp260723~29f24d99bc.en.html
Combined monetary policy decisions and statement, 23 July 2026
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/shared/pdf/ecb.ds260723~ef801dc812.en.pdf
European Central Bank
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html
ECB President Christine Lagarde explains the Governing Council’s monetary policy decisions and answers questions from journalists at the Governing Council press conference held on Thursday, 23 July 2026 at 14:45 CEST in Frankfurt am Main.
Join us live for the press conference at 14:45 CET, where President Christine Lagarde explains our monetary policy decisions. Later, at 16:15 CET, she will reveal the selected design proposals for our future banknotes.