KKB 70: Economic output in the Euro area declined by 15 percent in the first half of 2020. In the meantime, member states have gradually lifted restrictions that contain the pandemic starting in late spring.

KKB 64: The spread of the corona virus poses major challenges for the euro area economy. Sentiment indicators for February still point to a supposed rise in momentum.

KKB 58: The euro area economy is currently expanding at a moderate pace. The underlying momentum has slowed noticeably since early 2018, which is mainly attributable to lower external impulses and, subsequently, to an increasingly weakened industrial...

KKB 52: The euro area economy has once again switched back a gear. The slowdown over the course of 2018 is mainly due to weaker impulses from the international environment and, to a lesser extent, to country-specific temporary factors.

KKB 46: The Euro area economy has lost momentum in the first half of 2018. The slowdown was due to country-specific temporary factors and a weakness of world trade since the beginning of the year.

KKB 28: The economic recovery in the euro area remains moderate. While several sentiment indicators have improved considerably over the past few months, and the

KKB 16: Economic Recovery in the Euro Area has lost momentum in the second half of 2015. Due to dampening effects from the world economy and a marked increase i

By expanding the Extended Asset Purchase Programme the ECB intends to increase the dosage of its QE policies.