PART III: THE POLICIES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION
TITLE VI – THE FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION
CHAPTER I – PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS
Section 1 – The institutions
Subsection 6 – The European Central Bank
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1. The Governing Council of the European Central Bank shall comprise the members of the
Executive Board of the European Central Bank and the Governors of the national central banks of the
Member States without a derogation as referred to in Article III-197.
2. The Executive Board shall comprise the President, the Vice-President and four other members.
The President, the Vice-President and the other members of the Executive Board shall be appointed
by the European Council, acting by a qualified majority, from among persons of recognised standing
and professional experience in monetary or banking matters, on a recommendation from the Council
and after consulting the European Parliament and the Governing Council of the European Central
Bank.
Their term of office shall be eight years and shall not be renewable.
Only nationals of Member States may be members of the Executive Board.
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1. The President of the Council and a member of the Commission may participate, without having
the right to vote, in meetings of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.
The President of the Council may submit a motion for deliberation to the Governing Council of the
European Central Bank.
2. The President of the European Central Bank shall be invited to participate in meetings of the
Council when it is discussing matters relating to the objectives and tasks of the European System of
Central Banks.
3. The European Central Bank shall address an annual report on the activities of the European
System of Central Banks and on the monetary policy of both the previous and the current year to the
European Parliament, the European Council, the Council and the Commission. The President of the
European Central Bank shall present this report to the European Parliament, which may hold a
general debate on that basis, and to the Council.
The President of the European Central Bank and the other members of the Executive Board may, at
the request of the European Parliament or on their own initiative, be heard by the competent bodies
of the European Parliament.
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