On 9 May, or "Schuman Day", we celebrate the European Union. On that day in 1950, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman announced the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community. This was the first step towards the European Union.

In Germany, and therefore also in the State of Hesse where the European Central Bank is based, the week around Schuman Day is celebrated as "Europawoche" (Europe week). This year we are offering virtual lectures about the ECB in English and German. 

Take the opportunity to meet an ECB expert and get answers to your questions!

The lectures will take place via WebEx on the following topics/ dates:

·         What does the European Central Bank do? (Monday, 2 May 2022, 14:00 EN, 16:30 DE). William Lelieveldt  (EN) and Lise Handal  (DE) will give the participants the opportunity to learn about the tasks and responsibilities of the ECB.

·         Euro banknotes and coins – stories, anecdotes and surprising facts (Wednesday, 11 May 2022, 11:00 EN, 16:00 DE). This lecture focuses on euro banknotes and coins, which are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year.

·         Climate change and the role of the ECB (Wednesday, 4 May, 16:00 EN and Thursday, 5 May 2022, 14:00 DE). In their lectures Rachele Rizzo (EN) and Carolin Nerlich (DE) will explain why climate change is relevant for the ECB and what we are doing to address it within our mandate.

·         European banking supervision – how the ECB works to keep the banking system safe (Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 11:00 DE and Friday, 6 May 2022, 16:00 EN). In this lecture, Malte Jahning will provide insights into banking supervision in the euro area and let participants find out more about how we contribute to keeping the banking system safe and sound.

You can find out more about the different sessions happening over the next 2 weeks here: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/conferences/html/index_europeweek2022.en.html