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Italian prime minister Mario Draghi declares a state of emergency in five regions of Northern Italy due to a severe drought in the Po Valley.
2022-07-4

President Sergio Mattarella invites former President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi to form a new government following the resignation of Giuseppe Conte as Prime Minister.
2021-02-2

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki proposes a €1 billion (US$1.2 billion) stabilization fund by the European Central Bank to revitalize the Belarusian economy amid the protests. [https:--www.france24.com-en-20200917-poland-proposes-billion-euro-eu-fund-for-belarus (AFP via France 24)]Belarus–European Union relations
2020-09-17

Spanish Minister of Economy and Competitiveness, Luis de Guindos, is set to be nominated by the Eurogroup to succeed Vítor Constâncio as Vice-President of the European Central Bank.
2018-02-19

Mario Draghi, the President of the European Central Bank, says that Mnuchin's comments are contrary to a decades-old agreement not to "target" each other's exchange rate. The European Central Bank keeps its policy unchanged for now despite citing the euro's surge as a source of uncertainty with respect to its strong currency policy.
2018-01-25

Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank, tells the European parliament in prepared testimony that the outlook for inflation is "weakening." The comment was taken to suggest the ECB will soon take a more stimulative stance on interest rates or money quantity.
2015-11-12

The president of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, says that the ECB is conscious of the dangers of too low a level of inflation and it has the weapons necessary to get back to the target rate.
2014-05-27

Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, confirms the overhaul of euro banknotes, beginning with the €5 note.
2012-11-8

A group of Irish people are thrown out of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt after attempting to hand a letter of protest to the bank's president Mario Draghi.
2012-06-6

President of France Nicolas Sarkozy endorses Mario Draghi to become next President of the European Central Bank, to succeed Jean-Claude Trichet.
2011-04-27