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What Really Happens When We Waste Food?
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Food waste doesn’t just waste food. It also wastes the land, water and energy used to produce it — and generates an estimated 8–10% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
UNEP’s Michael Muratha explains how reducing food waste, from smarter meal planning to AI-powered solutions, can make a difference.
Live – 10th annual conference of the European Systemic Risk Board (Day 1)
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“ESRB@15: may you stay forever young”.
Tenth annual conference of the European Systemic Risk Board, Thursday, 1 and Friday, 2 October 2026, Frankfurt am Main. Physical event (by invitation only) with livestream.
See the conference programme here:
https://www.esrb.europa.eu/news/schedule/html/261001_10th_annual_conference.en.html
15:30
Welcome address
Christine Lagarde, in her capacity as Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), will open the conference with a welcome address.
15:45
Panel discussion: Us in the mirror: How to ensure that the EU financial system contributes to a strong EU?
The EU is currently confronted with a challenging macroeconomic environment, coupled with a complex geopolitical landscape. This highlights the need for a financial system that effectively contributes to a strong EU. This panel will discuss how to achieve this.
Chair: Christine Lagarde, Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board and President of the European Central Bank
Special speakers:
• Klaas Knot, Former President, De Nederlandsche Bank
• Stefan Ingves, Former Governor of Sveriges Riksbank, Chairman, Toronto Centre and Senior Fellow, Swedish House of Finance
16:45
Keynote speech
Hélène Rey, Economic Adviser and Head of the Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements, will deliver a keynote speech.
17:15
Response by Luc Laeven, Director General Research, European Central Bank
20261001 ECB Legal Conference Panel 4
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Panel 4
Liquidity in resolution: institutional coordination under stress
In January 2026, the ECB announced amendments to its counterparty framework to address access to Eurosystem monetary policy operations for entities subject to a resolution scheme. This marks a significant development in the ECB’s approach to liquidity provision following resolution by addressing the so-called ‘Monday morning problem’. Under the updated framework, access to monetary policy operations will be reinstated for financially sound banks subject to an open bank resolution strategy, provided certain conditions are met. This amendment lifts the automatic limitation previously applied and helps reinstate banks coming out of resolution as monetary policy counterparties. Effective implementation of this framework will require swift and coordinated actions involving the ECB (both SSM and the central banking side), the Single Resolution Board the European Commission, and potentially the ESM, and Member States. The ECB’s role in the provision of liquidity and the supervision of the incumbent bank, the role of Single Resolution Board and of the European Commission in ensuring swift and perennial resolution in compliance with state aid rules, and potentially the role of ESM, and Member States in providing a guarantee will be assessed by the panel.
Chair: Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
Panellists:
Seraina Grunewald, Professor, University of St. Gallen
Karl Philipp Wojcik, Senior Adviser to the Executive Vice-President, European Commission
David Ramos Muñoz, Professor, Carlos III University of Madrid
20261001 ECB Legal Conference Panel 6: Non judicial review: Central Banks, auditors and ombudsman
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Panel 6
Non-judicial review: Central banks, auditors and ombudsman
This panel examines the relationship between central banks and mechanisms of non-judicial review, focusing on auditors and ombudsman institutions. Cooperation with such institutions raises structurally sensitive questions at the intersection of independence, accountability, and control. Key issues include the scope and limits of audit and ombudsman mandates, the distinction between legality, performance, and maladministration review, and the constraints imposed by professional secrecy and market-sensitive information. How can meaningful oversight be exercised without encroaching upon central bank independence? The discussion will also explore how these mechanisms operate beyond traditional monetary policy, notably in areas such as banking supervision, and how they interact across levels of governance. Particular attention will be given to the roles of the European Court of Auditors, national supreme audit institutions, and the European Ombudsman, including potential overlaps and complementarities.
Chair: Boris Vujčić, Vice-President, European Central Bank
Panellists:
Menelaos Markakis, Associate Professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jennifer King, Legal expert, European Ombudsman
Paola Chirulli, Professor, Universitá di Roma Sapienza
20261001 ECB Legal Conference Closing remarks
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Concluding remarks and closing of the conference
Chiara Zilioli, Director General of Legal Services, European Central Bank
20261001 ECB Legal Conference Address Christine Lagarde
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Address by Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank
20261001 ECB Legal Conference Keynote Speech: The laws and Norms of Central Bank Independence
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Keynote speech
The Laws and Norms of Central Bank Independence: Where We Are, Where We Are Headed
Peter Conti-Brown, Associate Professor of Financial Regulation, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
20261001 ECB Legal Conference Panel 1: Central banks and the legislature
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Panel 1
Central banks and the legislature
This panel examines the relationship between the European Central Bank (ECB) and legislature as a two-way interaction. On the one hand, it considers the ECB’s involvement in the legislative process, in particular through its independent consultative function. On the other hand, it addresses the scrutiny exercised by the European Parliament over the ECB, most notably through the Monetary Dialogue. The discussion will highlight the specificities of the EU constitutional framework, and the special relationship between a supranational and independent monetary authority and the parliament. To what extent does the ECB’s consultative role meaningfully influence legislative outcomes, and how should its input be understood within the EU’s institutional balance? How should parliamentary scrutiny evolve in light of ECB tasks that carry more visible distributive effects, especially in times of crisis? What role does the ECB’s secondary mandate play in this discussion?
Chair: Frank Elderson, Member of the Executive Board and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board, European Central Bank
Panellists:
Julio Baquero Cruz, Member of the Legal Services, European Commission
Evelien Witlox, Director of Digital Euro, European Central Bank
Sara Dietz, Principal Associate, Freshfields
20261001 ECB Legal Conference Panel 2: Sharing statistical and supervisory information
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Panel 2
Sharing statistical and supervisory information
Information exchange serves as a fundamental conduit through which authorities collaborate in the areas of monetary policy and banking supervision. In the supervisory domain, arrangements for sharing information are established with numerous authorities, including the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), national competent authorities, the European Statistical System (ESS), the Single Resolution Board (SRB). In the area of statistics, given the significant recent reforms to the statistical legal framework (e.g., Regulation 223/2009 and Regulation 2533/1998) and major upcoming reforms (ESA, IReF, digital omnibus), new and innovative methods for collecting and sharing information have emerged. The panel will explore how these legal changes can help address various challenges, including the objectives of simplification, the use of artificial intelligence (AI), and more. Additionally, the panel will assess how principles such as confidentiality and the ‘once-only’ principle are reflected in current rules and practices, as well as identify areas of focus for simplification measures to ensure effective and streamlined information sharing.
Chair: Tamara Ćapeta, Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union
Panellists:
Nikolai Badenhoop, Head of Leibniz Junior Research Group, Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE
Jonathan Bauerschmidt, Legal Adviser in the Council Legal Service, Council of the EU
Konrad Borowicz, Assistant Professor of Financial Regulation, Tilburg Law School