08/03/2024 (Agence Europe) – At the close of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday 7 March, President Christine Lagarde said that the Governing Council had held a brief discussion the previous day on revising the Eurosystem’s operational framework in order to narrow down areas for discussion and arrive at a platform which, Ms Lagarde hoped, would win consensus among the governors. The President indicated that she hoped that discussions on the new operational framework could be completed on Wednesday 13 March, at the non-monetary policy meeting that the Governing Council will be holding remotely. She felt that the new framework could be presented at that time. Work is also underway to determine how this matter, which Christine Lagarde has described as highly technical, will be communicated. (EV)