SPEECH - In the speech 'Some thoughts on the performance of the ECB' Eugenio Domingo Solans of the ECB said the ECB is almost five years old. But in that five years the Eurosystem has become a fully-fledged central bank which formulates and implements a stability-oriented monetary policy, supports the general economic policies in the European Union and promotes the smooth operation of payment systems amongst other things.

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