European Central Bank

04.05.2012 - 06.35 pm No violent protests this time as ECB meets in Barcelona Despite initial fears of violent incidents the European Central Bank’s Governing Council meeting has been held peacefully. 8,000 police officers...	03.05.2012 - 10.22 pm Peaceful university student demonstration coinciding with the ECB meeting in Barcelona Thousands of students protested in Barcelona against the reduction in the university budget and the increase in tuition fees. The demonstration was...	03.05.2012 - 09.32 pm Mario Draghi “recognises” Spain’s “significant effort” but asks for “perseverance” The President of the European Central Bank, whose Governing Council met in Barcelona on May 3rd, praised the Spanish Government’s “significant effort...	02.05.2012 - 10.51 pm The Catalan President advised Mario Draghi against worsening the crisis by reducing the deficit too fast Coinciding with the European Central Bank Governing Council organised in Barcelona, the President of the Catalan Government, Artur Mas, met with...
02.05.2012 - 09.19 pm Martin Schulz asks the ECB to directly buy debt from Member States The President of the European Parliament is visiting Barcelona; coinciding with the European Central Bank Governing Council meeting that is taking...	23.04.2012 - 07.48 pm Schengen to be suspended for the ECB summit in Barcelona and 6,500 policemen to be deployed The Spanish Government has taken this measure for the European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council that will be held in Barcelona from May 2nd to...	26.10.2010 - 08.52 pm European Central Bank: “Catalonia is in a better condition to recover from the crisis than the rest of Spain” The “export vocation” and “good management of economic, tourism and trade competences” will ease Catalonia’s recovery from the crisis. This is the...