We also moved to a new building which we officially inaugurated last week; we unveiled our new 20 euro banknote; and in a milestone towards even greater transparency of our decision-making procedures, we published on 19 February for the first time the accounts of a monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the ECB.
I know this has always been a topic very dear to your committee. In the remainder of my remarks, I will explain some important aspects of the extended asset purchase programme and present a first assessment of its effects.