ECB’s Lagarde says European economy needs ‘deep review’ to face new world order

January 21, 2026 3:49 PM

ECB’s Lagarde says European economy needs ‘deep review’ to face new world order

The European economy needs a "deep review" to face "the dawn of a new international order", European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde told French radio RTL on Wednesday. Lagarde said she only expected a slight inflationary effect from U.S. tariffs, with a stronger impact on Germany than on France, but she added European countries would be much stronger if they scrapped non-tariff trade barriers within the bloc. "As we have inflation under control at 1.9%, the impact will be minimal. Wh...

Zelenskiy says he discussed frozen Russian assets with ECB President Lagarde

October 10, 2025 8:50 PM

Zelenskiy says he discussed frozen Russian assets with ECB President Lagarde

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he had discussed "fair use" of frozen Russian assets with European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. His comments come after a large overnight Russian air attack across Ukraine. "We discussed how to ensure the fair use of frozen Russian assets to protect against Russia’s war and to help rebuild life in Ukraine. There are solutions for how this can be done," Zelenskiy said, calling for more political will in Europe to do this. In...