The voting behaviour of Governing Council members, and in particular the Governors of the national central banks, could be judged in the light of national economic conditions and considerations which might seem to support a different monetary policy decision. As a result, the Governors could become vulnerable to criticism for their voting behaviour from the national media as well as politicians.
Such a public discourse on the single monetary policy of the euro area could have undesirable effects on the Governing Council’s deliberations. IV.