Salaries, savings, spending – we trust our banks to handle it all. But how do we know our money is really safe? In our latest What the Euro?! episode, Catherine and François discuss how supervisors keep a close watch on your bank’s financial health and help protect your deposits. The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank. ECB Banking Supervision website https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/about/html/index.en.html FAQ on banking supervision https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/other-publications/publications/html/ssm.faq_about~c50751c039.en.html Banking supervision explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW-5AtmyByc Keeping your money safe – In Conversation with Sharon Donnery https://pod.link/ecbpodcast/episode/dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMjM3NDA5MDkwMQ European Supervisory Authority factsheets on fraud protection https://www.eba.europa.eu/publications-and-media/press-releases/esas-publish-key-tips-help-consumers-detect-prevent-and-act-online-frauds-and-scams ECB Instagram https://www.instagram.com/europeancentralbank/

Il 24 giugno 2026 è stato presentato a Cagliari il rapporto annuale "L'economia della Sardegna". All'evento di presentazione del rapporto ha partecipato il Vice Direttore Generale Sergio Nicoletti Altimari. Nel 2025 l'economia della Sardegna ha continuato a crescere, ma in misura meno intensa rispetto all'anno precedente. In base all'indicatore trimestrale dell'economia regionale (ITER) della Banca d'Italia, il prodotto è aumentato dello 0,7 per cento a prezzi costanti, un valore in linea con il dato del Mezzogiorno e lievemente superiore a quello osservato per il complesso del Paese. https://www.bancaditalia.it/media/notizia/presentazione-del-rapporto-annuale-sul-2025-l-economia-della-sardegna/

Today our Governing Council decided on monetary policy. Listen to President Christine Lagarde present today’s decisions. The statement also covers: • how the economy is performing • how we expect prices to develop • the risks to the economic outlook • the dynamics behind financial and monetary conditions Published and recorded during our press conference on 23 July 2026. Our monetary policy statement at a glance, 23 July 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/visual-mps/2026/html/mopo_statement_explained_july.en.html Christine Lagarde, Boris Vujčić: Monetary policy statement, 23 July 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/2026/html/ecb.is260723~b6fadd48f4.en.html Monetary policy decisions, 23 July 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ecb.mp260723~29f24d99bc.en.html Combined monetary policy decisions and statement, 23 July 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/shared/pdf/ecb.ds260723~ef801dc812.en.pdf European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html

Ten shortlisted design proposals for the next series of euro banknotes have been revealed. Take a look and have your say on the designs.

We have reached a new milestone in the first complete redesign of euro banknotes since 2002. Take a look at banknotes’ journey so far.

André Brunner, Programme Manager, ECB

The Pontes functionalities are currently being tested by the Eurosystem and the start of users testing is scheduled for August 2026. To participate in the testing of the initial launch of Pontes, certain preparatory steps are required. Learn more about how to prepare for user testing and onboarding and explore the key aspects of each. Vitus Rossmann, Expert, Market Infrastructure Support Division, ECB

Gain insight on the timeline, use cases and key milestones of the Pontes project until its launch and what is expected beyond. George Kalogeropoulos, Deputy Head of Market Infrastructure Development Division, ECB