Mario Draghi: ECB press conference – introductory statement Introductory statement by Mr Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, and Mr Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, 3 September 2015. *  *  *  Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice-President and I are very pleased to welcome you to our press conference.
We will now report on the outcome of today’s meeting of the Governing Council. As usual, let me start with the decisions taken. Based on our regular economic and monetary analysis, and in line with our forward guidance, the Governing Council decided to keep the key ECB interest rates unchanged. Our asset purchase programme continues to proceed smoothly.