# European Central Bank

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# Super Mario

Steady as she goes: ECB holds interest rate at record low of 0.25 per cent

Good news for those on tracker mortgages today as records remain at a record low.

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Dec 5th 2013, 1:50 PM

# Bondholders

‘It’s odious debt’: Dáil to debate ‘burning the bondholders’ tonight and tomorrow

The government will almost certainly oppose the motion and ensure that it does not pass when a vote is held tomorrow night.

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Nov 26th 2013, 12:55 PM

Voices

Column: The real problem to our economic crisis? The eurozone itself is deeply flawed.

Our shared currency system is not just preventing our ability to recover but is at the root of inevitable further looming crises, writes Mike Hall.

Nov 13th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Super Mario

All-time low: ECB cuts its main interest in boost to tracker mortgage holders

ECB president Mario Draghi has cut the rate for the fifth time in two years.

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Nov 7th 2013, 1:06 PM

# Let's talk

When Michael met Mario: Noonan in Frankfurt for bailout exit talks with ECB chief

Michael Noonan meets Mario Draghi for discussions on how Ireland will exit its international bailout programme on 15 December.

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Oct 23rd 2013, 9:30 AM

# Eurozone

ECB chief says tracker mortgage rates to remain low

Mario Draghi says that the Eurozone is recovering, slowly, but had good news for holders of tracker mortgages.

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Sep 23rd 2013, 5:35 PM

# Recovery

ECB holds rates steady but remains 'cautious' about recovery

Yesterday, Mario Draghi said the ECB is alert to geopolitical risks that may come out of the Syrian situation and said that the caution expressed about recovery was warranted.

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Sep 6th 2013, 10:49 AM

# Borrowing

Irish banks becoming less reliant on ECB

Our share of ECB funding is now just 5.4 per cent compared to 26.5 per cent immediately after the bailout in November 2010.

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Aug 26th 2013, 12:00 PM

Voices

Column: The flaw at the heart of the EU? Not prioritising unemployment

The European Union has a single guiding principle: keep inflation down. But that view is far too narrow at a time when the bloc is undergoing an appalling unemployment crisis, writes Tiernan Brady.

Aug 15th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Latvia

Just like us: Latvia will be using the euro from 1 January next year

The decision was confirmed by the European Council yesterday and will give the Baltic state six months to prepare for the changeover.

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Jul 10th 2013, 8:15 AM

# Bailout

Troika in town for review... just one more to go

The trio of the IMF, ECB and the European Commission return as Ireland’s bond yields continue steady fall.

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Jul 9th 2013, 10:43 AM

# Water Charges

Confirmed: Troika agrees to delay water charges until 2015

The EU and IMF have agreed to a request from the Irish authorities to delay the first bills from early 2014 to early 2015.

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Jun 21st 2013, 6:15 AM

# Super Mario Land

Continued relief for mortgage holders: ECB keeps rates at record low

Mario Draghi says the eurozone economy should stabilise over the rest of the year, but low rates are still needed for now.

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Jun 6th 2013, 2:36 PM

# Blockupy

'Blockupy' protestors block access to ECB headquarters in Frankfurt

Demonstrators were expressing concerns about the ECB’s role in enforcing austerity throughout the eurozone.

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May 31st 2013, 3:20 PM

# Mortgages

Noonan: Mortgage interest rates must increase to ensure profit for taxpayers

The banks would lose more if they lowered their mortgage interest rates below the current amounts, the minister says.

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May 22nd 2013, 7:15 AM

# bank debts

Ireland's banks are borrowing less and less from the ECB

New figures show Ireland’s banks are now less reliant on emergency loans than at any other time since September 2008.

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May 20th 2013, 5:33 PM

# Two-pack

EU will inspect Ireland’s finances for decades after bailout, under new rules

The ‘two-pack’ also means the Budget will have to be submitted to Brussels for its approval every October from now on.

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May 14th 2013, 6:40 AM

# ECB

Banks should disclose how ECB rate changes impact its products - Fianna Fáil

Deputy McGrath has called on the Central Bank to force banks to issue a statement following each change to the ECB’s interest rate.

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May 8th 2013, 7:15 AM

# need to know

The Evening Fix… now with added White House GIFS

Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.

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May 2nd 2013, 7:50 PM

# Super Mario Land

Relief for tracker mortgage holders as ECB cuts main interest rates

Falling inflation around the eurozone – particularly in Germany – means big decisions from Draghi and co.

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May 2nd 2013, 1:02 PM

# eurocrisis

Michael D: 'The EU will become illegitimate without economic reform'

President Higgins says the EU is facing a “moral crisis” as much as an economic one: “You are either a union or you’re not.”

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May 2nd 2013, 8:52 AM

# new money

This is the new €5 banknote which enters circulation today

The new €5 note will start appearing today but the old note remains legal tender.

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May 2nd 2013, 6:30 AM

# Eurozone

Eurozone inflation hits new low, raising prospect of ECB rate cut

The governing council of the European Central Bank meets on Thursday where it could provide a fresh boost to mortgage holders.

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Apr 30th 2013, 11:14 AM

# Oireachtas

Central Bank governor Honohan to face TDs and senators

Patrick Honohan will discuss economic and monetary union with TDs and senators on the Oireachtas EU Affairs Committee this afternoon.

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Apr 30th 2013, 6:30 AM

# ECB

Noonan denies ECB instruction to refuse information about IBRC

The finance minister says the ECB has not told Ireland to refuse Freedom of Information requests about the IBRC wind-up.

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Apr 27th 2013, 7:15 AM

# Water Charges

You'll be charged for your water from October 2014 (if the Troika agree)

Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin want Troika approval to start charging from October 2014, with the first bills in 2015.

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Apr 24th 2013, 1:00 PM

# Troika

Talks on public sector pay likely to top agenda on latest Troika mission

Officials from the EU, IMF and ECB arrive in Dublin today to conduct their tenth review of Ireland’s bailout programme.

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Apr 23rd 2013, 10:11 AM

# Eurozone

ECB chief Draghi admits initial Cyprus bailout plan was 'not smart'

The head of the European Central Bank was speaking as the eurozone’s central bank left interest rates unchanged at 0.75 per cent today.

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Apr 4th 2013, 9:03 PM

# ECB

Draghi: ECB's bond-buying programme can't help Ireland escape bailout

The ECB president says the bank won’t use its bond-buying programme to ease Ireland out if its EU-IMF funding.

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Mar 7th 2013, 5:20 PM

# Seconds out

Noonan chases Irish version of Greek deal on ECB profits

Any profits the ECB makes on buying Greek bonds are given straight back to Greece – and Ireland may look for similar.

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Mar 3rd 2013, 12:46 PM

# Prom Night

Timeline: The 24 hours that secured the promissory note deal

It was dramatic, chaotic, uncertain and very confusing as Ireland struck a deal to tear up the promissory notes and repay Anglo’s debts over a longer period. Here’s how it unfolded…

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Feb 9th 2013, 8:00 AM