In addition, the members of the Governing Council (including the Executive Board members) observe a “quiet period” before monetary policy meetings. This means they avoid making comments or attending meetings that could influence expectations about monetary policy decisions in the seven days before a scheduled meeting on this issue.
This also covers meetings with the media, market participants or any other outside parties with interests in monetary policy matters. As you probably know, the Executive Board Members – including myself – as well as the Chair of the Supervisory Board have been publishing their diaries since November 2015.