The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will hold its third Monetary Dialogue of 2026 with European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Sept. 28. The discussion will cover the ECB’s quarterly monetary policy assessment and the implications of artificial intelligence and inflation dynamics for policymaking in the euro area. The dialogue follows the ECB Governing Council’s Sept. 10 decision to raise its three key interest rates by 25 basis points, the second such increase in 2026. From Sept. 16, the deposit facility, main refinancing operations and marginal lending facility rates rose to 2.50%, 2.65% and 2.90%, respectively. The committee will also consider how the AI transition could affect inflation, economic signals and the transmission of monetary policy.
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European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs to examine ECB policy and AI inflation risks with Christine Lagarde
The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will discuss the ECB’s monetary policy with President Christine Lagarde on Sept. 28. The dialogue follows the ECB’s second 25 basis point rate increase of 2026 and will examine how artificial intelligence could affect inflation and monetary policy transmission.