The main institution in the European Monetry Union, or EMU. The ECB, which has its offices in Frankfurt, has powers to change interest rates and issue Euro coins and notes.

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Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), explains the ECB's decision to lower the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points at the December policy meeting and responds to ...