# Hearing at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament

> Christine Lagarde gave her first regular hearing as ECB President before the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on 2 December 2019. She cited rising public support for the euro, now at 76%, and pledged better public communication by the ECB.

- Date: 2019-12-02 · published 2019-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55780-hearing-at-the-committee-on-economic-and-monetary-affairs-of-the-european
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

The speech mainly concerns ECB governance and communication, with no direct change to monetary settings. It has no clear price implication for feed commodities.

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## Sources

- ecb.europa.eu: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2019/html/ecb.sp191202~8d8d9feef5.en.html

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