’s mandate and its policy conduct, but less on ECB independence … of politicians largely drives attitudes towards the ECB’s institutional mandate. Interestingly, the findings from two … us to expect. The information set to which politicians are exposed significantly shapes their views on both the ECB …

of the ECB. The empirical analysis of the ECB ́s monetary policy points out the systematic change in its behavior, which … means that the ECB has been more focused on the financial stability of the European banking sector instead of the standard … aim regarding the price stability. The results of the paper show how the monetary policy of the ECB is more and more …