The Bank’s autonomy is not an end in itself. It is an essential element of the way in which the Bank exercises the powers and performs the duties defined in its Statute, the Italian Constitution and the European Treaty.
In exercising these powers, the Bank is called upon to safeguard the common good, for it is always perceived as impartial and not subject to external controls or interventions. The General Council does not represent private interests; it does not intervene in matters for which the Bank or its top management is alone responsible; it oversees the Bank’s administration, its management and its choices.