Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Introductory speech by Christine Lagarde (President, European Central Bank) at the ECB Forum on Central Banking.


The ECB Forum on Central Banking – the Sintra Forum – is an annual event organised by the European Central Bank and is held in Sintra, Portugal.

It brings together central bank governors, academics, financial market representatives, journalists and others to exchange views on current policy issues and discuss the Forum’s key topic from a longer-term perspective.

Full programme can be found here: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/conferences/html/20260629_ecb_forum_on_central_banking.en.html

High-quality images are available via the ECB's press photos collection: https://multimedia.ecb.europa.eu/web/c4af5fb59506450/-ecb-forum-on-central-banking-in-sintra/