How do ecb work

ECB mission Eurosystem mission. All pages in this section. Are you happy with this page? Our website uses cookies We are always working to improve this website for our users.

Learn more about how we use cookies I understand and I accept the use of cookies I do not accept the use of cookies. We have updated our privacy policy We are always working to improve this website for our users. Manages the eurozone's foreign currency reserves and the buying or selling of currencies to balance exchange rates. Governing Council — the main decision-making body.

Executive Board — handles the day-to-day running of the ECB. Director General Human Resources. Traineeship Lawyer-Linguist with French as main language.

Learn more about how we use cookies. See what has changed in our privacy policy. Search Options. Sort by Relevance Date. What the European Central Bank does and what it means for you. We want you to be able to rely on how far your wages will go. If you have steady purchasing power this also helps the economy and employment. Our work supports the economy and employment We use a range of monetary policy tools to keep prices stable. We want you to save and invest with confidence, so we watch over banks and the financial system.

We supervise your bank To make sure you can put your trust in banks in the euro area, since we have been monitoring how sound and resilient they are; if we find any issues, we require banks to correct them. We keep an eye on how stable the financial system is … to make sure that, even in turbulent times, people can access their bank accounts, businesses can make and receive payments, and investors can trade. We make sure you can make payments safely, whether by cash, card or online.

We make euro banknotes Could you spot a counterfeit banknote? We make sure you can make electronic payments safely When you make a payment in euro by card or online, we make sure it is soundly and efficiently managed, whether by our own systems or systems we oversee. With your money in mind, we look into new technology and cyber safety. We help your bank to be cyber-resilient To keep your money safe from cybercrime we bring the financial community together to prepare for any cyberthreats.