This is intended to avoid any confusion among the two sets of roles and to safeguard the ECB’s independence. In addition, the staff involved in carrying out supervisory tasks will be organised in separate Directorate Generals and be located in a different building once the staff responsible for monetary policy has moved to the new ECB premises.
1  May. May 11  Jul. July11  Sep. Sept.11 Nov. 1  Notes: 1. In the left chart, figures for the real Consumption Activity Index are travel balance adjusted. 2. In the right chart, figures are the sum of the differences in the number of visitors between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. on the following day in 53 downtown areas.