BIS Review 51/2008  7  Session 4: How best to communicate European economic and financial statistics The ECB operates in a special communication environment. In principle, it has to address as a minimum the 320 million citizens in the euro area, if not the almost 500 million citizens in the European Union with its 23 official languages.
2/3  BIS - Central bankers' speeches  Building Community Lastly, this school has taught us the value of community. Former South African President Nelson Mandela said, "No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.