Trichet on defensive over ECB political attacks

European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet defended the ECB against attacks by French politicians in an interview published Monday 18 December, saying that it has a mandate from governments and voters which guarantees its independence from political meddling.

'We are independent because it has been decided by our political democracies. As you know the ECB is an apolitical institution working for the sake of all 315 mln fellow citizens whatever their sensitivities,' he said in the

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