On Monday 25 September, Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), met the members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) for the September monetary policy dialogue. The President indicated that she was hoping for an agreement from the Member States on the new rules for European economic governance before the end of 2023, so that the Member States’ budgetary work could begin in 2024, before the important electoral deadlines,...