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Posted on September 15, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleECB's Martin Kocher emphasizes the importance of consistent inflation rates across Europe to avoid long-term divergence, as reported by Die Presse.
VIENNA (Reuters) -While the European Central Bank's focus is on average inflation across the euro zone, it is important that countries' inflation rates not move further apart in the longer term, policymaker Martin Kocher said in an interview published on Monday.
"What matters in Frankfurt is how the European economy has evolved and the average inflation rate in the euro zone. However, it is important that we not see a divergence in inflation rates in Europe in the longer term," Austrian newspaper Die Presse quoted Kocher as saying.
(Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by Aidan Lewis)
The European Central Bank focuses on average inflation across the euro zone.
It is important to prevent divergence in inflation rates to ensure economic stability across Europe.
The article was reported by Francois Murphy and edited by Aidan Lewis.
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