It is not much of a silver lining, but the present price burst might provide some information on the qualitative difference between domestic and international demand and supply shocks. A second question is whether the present shock is large enough to cause macroeconomic ripples.
Our common goal is to ensure that the new building complex will become reality as planned to provide the ECB with healthy and functional headquarters while keeping the building costs within the foreseen budget and using our resources responsibly.