ECB demands climate protection: Economic policy has to think again!

ECB demands climate protection: Economic policy has to think again!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - On February 11, 2025, the report of the Economic and Monetary Committee on the European Central Bank (ECB) was adopted in the European Parliament with a broad majority. Evelyn Regner, EU member of the SPÖ and the main speaker on the committee, emphasizes the urgent need that the ECB is not only responsible for price stability, but also has to focus on social justice and climate protection. She explains: "The climate crisis threatens both humans as well as the economy and the planet - whoever does not understand this, lives in an illusion." According to the rain, the ECB's economic instruments should be geared towards sustainable investments and climate protection more to secure long -term stability and growth. Inflation remains one of the biggest challenges for European households, and the pressure must not be solely on the shoulders of the lower income groups, Regner continues. This emphasizes the importance of a redistribution, in which the ECB should play a more active role, such as Economic bulletin of the ECB