Governing Council of the European Central Bank Governing Council of the European Central Bank The Governing Council of the European Central Bank is the main decision-making body of the European Central Bank (ECB) and has "sole responsibility" for formulating monetary policy in the Eurozone. It comprises the members of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank and the governors of the national central banks (NCBs) of the eurozone countries. The Governing Council is responsible for formulating monetary policy for the Eurozone. Specifically: In general, the Governing Council (GC) meets twice a month at the Eurotower in Frankfurt, Germany. The first meeting is the most important and
2016 European Union bank stress test Supervisory Mechanism (SSM). The outcomes of the exercise, including banks' individual results, were published on 29 July 2016, at 22:00 CET. The European Banking Authority (EBA) aims to ensure the proper functioning of financial markets and the stability of the financial system in the EU. To this end, the EBA has the right to conduct the EU-wide stress tests, in cooperation with the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB). Such exercises are designed to test the resilience of financial institutions to adverse market developments. The stress tests are performed in cooperation with the ESRB, the European Central Bank (ECB), national competent