Listening event to gather views on ECB monetary policy strategy

Last January, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) launched a review of its monetary policy strategy, the primary aim of which is to deliver price stability.

As part of the wide-ranging review, the ECB, together with all the central banks of the euro area, will engage with a variety of stakeholders, including members of the European Parliament, academics and representatives of civil society.

On its part, the Central Bank of Malta will be organising a virtual public listening event for the public and civil society groups on December 14 at 2pm, on Microsoft Teams. There will be a brief presentation delivered by the Bank. However, the main aim is to give stakeholders the opportunity to give their views and most of the 2-hour session will be dedicated to the audience interventions.

Stakeholders may prefer to send their position papers and feedback in writing by December 18 to a dedicated email – StrategyReview@ c entra l - bankmalta.org – which can also be used to book your participation in the December 14 event.

The Bank encourages those interested in this important topic to watch the recording of the ECB’s own listening event which was held on October 21 – if they have not already done so – which could be helpful when it comes to formulating their positions. The ECB also has a ‘Listening Portal’ with a considerable amount of information, including multimedia presentations.

The feedback received from stakeholders will be analysed and summarised by the Bank and sent to the ECB, where it will provide meaningful input to the deliberations of the Governing Council.