Piero Cipollone: The foundations of national sovereignty: the role of central bank money
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SPEECH The foundations of national sovereignty: the role of central bank money Speech by Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the conference “80 years of the Italian Republic” hosted by Sapienza University, Rome Rome, 19 June 2026 It is a great honour to
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