The Treaty also mentions that the ECB shall “contribute to the smooth conduct of policies pursued by the competent authorities relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions and the stability of the financial system.” At various points of the financial crisis, including the present juncture, financial stability has been at risk. What does this mean for the ECB in practice?
In doing so, it became one of the first federal authorities in Germany to adopt the UN Disability Rights Conventions and to firmly anchor the guiding principle of inclusion within the bank. In recent years, the Bundesbank has significantly exceeded the legally required quota of 6% for employees  1/3  BIS - Central bankers' speeches  with disabilities.