Afterwards, I will be happy to answer any further questions, as will the three prizewinners when it comes to technical questions on the design proposals. 1. The choice of the Großmarkthalle site  What we have on display at this exhibition today documents a process that began some years ago with the decision that the ECB should have a permanent home.
The decision to impose such losses could not have been lightly taken; but offering a pre-emptive guarantee on already outstanding (“old”) debt ahead of a full assessment of what it might cost was essentially gratuitous.