Publications on Payments and securities
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09/05/2013
Article, Monthly Bulletin, May 2013, pp 103-114, Target balances and monetary policy operations,
631 kb,
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07/05/2013
Correspondent central banking model (CCBM) - Procedures for Eurosystem counterparties,
277 kb,
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[online only]
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08/04/2013
Eighth survey on correspondent banking in euro,
1485 kb,
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Press release:
en
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21/03/2013
SEPA migration report, March 2013,
1057 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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11/02/2013
Eurosystem's response to the EBA and ESMA's public consultation on the principles for benchmark-setting processes in the EU,
62 kb,
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[online only]
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11/02/2013
Eurosystem's response to IOSCO's consultation report on financial benchmarks,
62 kb,
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[online only]
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31/01/2013
Recommendations for "payment account access" services. Draft document for public consultation,
278 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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31/01/2013
Recommendations for the security of internet payments: outcome of the public consultation,
169 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
en
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31/01/2013
Recommendations for the security of internet payments. Final version after public consultation,
307 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
en
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17/12/2012
Research Bulletin No. 17,
1071 kb,
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[online only]
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29/11/2012
Oversight expectations for links between retail payment systems,
301 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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29/11/2012
Summary of the outcome of the public consultation on the oversight expectations for links between retail payment systems,
183 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
en
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29/10/2012
Virtual currency schemes,
1904 kb,
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[online only]
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25/07/2012
Report on card fraud,
1467 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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31/05/2012
TARGET Annual Report 2011,
2260 kb,
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[online only]
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20/04/2012
Recommendations for the security of internet payments,
990 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
en
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19/04/2012
Eurosystem Oversight Report 2011,
1906 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
en
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23/03/2012
Oversight expectations for links between retail payment systems,
269 kb,
en
Consultation draft [online only]
Press release:
en
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19/01/2012
Article, Monthly Bulletin, January 2012, pp 75-86, Towards an integrated European card payments market,
262 kb,
en
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18/11/2011
Standards for the use of central counterparties in Eurosystem foreign reserve management operations, November 2011,
1081 kb,
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[online only]
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14/11/2011
Oversight assessment of the euro system of the EBA CLEARING company (EURO1) against the CPSS core principles, November 2011,
875 kb,
en
Press release:
en
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04/11/2011
The future of retail payments: opportunities and challenges,
1814 kb,
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05/07/2011
Eurosystem oversight policy framework,
271 kb,
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[online only]
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19/05/2011
TARGET Annual Report 2010,
1415 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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12/04/2011
Settlement fails - report on securities settlement systems (SSS) measures to ensure timely settlement,
199 kb,
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[online only]
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20/01/2011
Correspondent central banking model (CCBM) - Procedure for Eurosystem counterparties,
1079 kb,
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22/10/2010
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13/10/2010
Oversight framework for credit transfer schemes,
802 kb,
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[online only]
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13/10/2010
Oversight framework for direct debit schemes,
797 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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13/10/2010
Summary of the outcome of the public consultation on the oversight frameworks for credit transfer and direct debit schemes,
196 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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13/10/2010
Information brochure: A single currency - an integrated market infrastructure (T2, T2S, CCBM2, SEPA),
992 kb,
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08/09/2010
Eurosystem assessment report on the implementation of the business continuity oversight expectations for systemically important payment systems,
93 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
en
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06/09/2010
The payment system – payments, securities and derivatives, and the role of the Eurosystem in this field,
2836 kb,
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Press release:
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09/07/2010
European Commission’s public consultation on derivatives and market infrastructures - Eurosystem contribution,
142 kb,
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[online only]
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18/05/2010
TARGET Annual Report 2009,
1566 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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23/04/2010
Results of the public consultation on ABS loan-level information in the Eurosystem collateral framework,
147 kb,
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[online only]
Public consultation:
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19/04/2010
Report on the lessons learned from the financial crisis with regard to the functioning of European financial market infrastructures,
836 kb,
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[online only]
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27/01/2010
Correspondent central banking model (CCBM) - procedure for Eurosystem counterparties,
1014 kb,
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15/01/2010
T2S - Settling without borders,
719 kb,
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30/12/2009
Retail payments - integration and innovation (A joint conference by the ECB and de Nederlandsche bank 25 - 26 May 2009),
1023 kb,
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[online only]
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01/12/2009
Glossary of terms related to payment clearing and settlement systems,
182 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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12/11/2009
Eurosystem oversight report 2009,
1476 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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06/11/2009
Consultation of the Committee of European Securities Regulators on trade repositories in the European Union - ECB contribution,
123 kb,
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[online only]
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04/09/2009
Consultation of the European Commission on "Possible initiatives to enhance the resilience of OTC derivatives markets", Eurosystem contribution,
170 kb,
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[online only]
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03/09/2009
OTC derivatives and post-trading infrastructures,
1397 kb,
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[online only]
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10/08/2009
Oversight framework for credit transfer schemes,
1273 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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10/08/2009
Oversight framework for direct debit schemes,
1275 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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02/07/2009
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23/06/2009
Recommendations for securities settlement systems and recommendations for central counterparties in the European Union - European Central Bank (ECB) and the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR),
651 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
en
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15/05/2009
TARGET Annual Report 2008,
1521 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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15/05/2009
TARGET2 Oversight Assessment Report,
205 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
en
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27/03/2009
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27/03/2009
SEPA expecations - form,
180 kb,
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20/02/2009
Harmonised oversight approach and oversight standards for payment instruments,
117 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
en
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20/02/2009
Eurosystem oversight policy framework,
157 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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30/12/2008
Correspondent central banking model (CCBM) - procedure for Eurosystem counterparties [online only],
758 kb,
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24/11/2008
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20/11/2008
The Eurosystem policy principles on the location and operation of infrastructures settling euro-denominated payment transactions: specification of “legally and operationally located in the euro area”,
103 kb,
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[online only]
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13/11/2008
Article, Monthly Bulletin, November 2008, p.99-107, Ten years of target and the launch of Target2,
174 kb,
en
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04/09/2008
Information brochure: A single currency - an integrated market infrastructure (T2, T2S, CCBM2, SEPA),
2201 kb,
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[update of the 2007 edition]
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17/07/2008
CCBM2 User Requirements 4.1,
1539 kb,
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[online only]
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11/07/2008
Payment systems and market infrastructure oversight report,
2508 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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28/04/2008
TARGET Annual Report 2007,
2058 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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31/01/2008
ECB Payments and monetary and financial stability,
1087 kb,
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11/01/2008
Oversight framework for card payment schemes – standards,
900 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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10/12/2007
Correspondent central banking model (CCBM) - procedure for Eurosystem counterparties,
1507 kb,
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29/10/2007
Fifth progress report on TARGET2,
111 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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29/10/2007
Fifth progress report on TARGET2, Annex 1: Information guide for TARGET2 users (version 1.1, Jan 2009),
691 kb,
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[online only]
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29/10/2007
Fifth progress report on TARGET2, Annex 2: User information guide to TARGET2 pricing,
290 kb,
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[online only]
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29/10/2007
Fifth progress report on TARGET2, Annex 3: TARGET2 compensation scheme - claim form,
55 kb,
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[online only]
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26/10/2007
TARGET2-Securities progress report,
411 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
en
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14/08/2007
Payment and securities settlement systems in the European Union, Blue Book, fourth edition, Volume 1: euro area countries,
4759 kb,
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Press release:
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14/08/2007
Payment and securities settlement systems in the European Union, Blue Book, fourth edition, Volume 2: non-euro area countries,
4925 kb,
en
Press release:
en
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24/07/2007
The Eurosystem policy principles on the location and operation of infrastructures settling euro-denominated payment transactions,
29 kb,
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[online only]
More information on Eurosystem policy principles:
en
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20/07/2007
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10/07/2007
The role of central counterparties,
1181 kb,
en
Issues related to central counterparty clearing. ECB-Fed Chicago conference, 3-4 April 2006
Conference page:
en
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22/06/2007
Fourth Progress Report on TARGET2,
138 kb,
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[online only]
General Functional Specifications:
en
Press release:
en
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11/05/2007
TARGET Annual Report 2006,
1282 kb,
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[online only]
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08/03/2007
TARGET2-Securities - The blueprint,
283 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
en
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08/03/2007
TARGET2-Securities - Technical feasiblity,
151 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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08/03/2007
TARGET2-Securities - Operational feasibility,
589 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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08/03/2007
TARGET2-Securities - Legal feasibility,
86 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
en
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08/03/2007
TARGET2-Securities - Economic feasibility,
229 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
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28/12/2006
Correspondent central banking model (CCBM) - procedure for Eurosystem counterparties,
1237 kb,
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22/12/2006
Payment and securities settlement systems in the European Union and in the acceding countries - addendum incorporating 2005 data (Blue Book, December 2006),
2945 kb,
en
Press release:
en
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21/12/2006
Acceptance criteria for third-party rating tools within the Eurosystem credit assessment framework,
201 kb,
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20/11/2006
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20/11/2006
Third progress report on TARGET2,
61 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
en
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13/11/2006
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18/10/2006
TARGET2 - from TARGET to TARGET2 innovation and transformation, brochure,
1362 kb,
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16/10/2006
SEPA, The Single Euro Payments Area - an introduction,
258 kb,
en
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21/09/2006
TARGET2-Securities brochure,
1869 kb,
en
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10/08/2006
Article, Monthly Bulletin August 2006, p.73-81, The evolution of large-value payment systems in the euro area,
143 kb,
en
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24/07/2006
Communication on TARGET2,
176 kb,
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TARGET2 participation and pricing [online only]
Press release:
en
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09/06/2006
Business continuity oversight expectations for systemically important payment systems (SIPS),
85 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
en
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19/05/2006
TARGET Annual Report 2005,
708 kb,
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Press release:
en
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11/05/2006
Article, Monthly Bulletin May 2006, p.75-87, The single list in the collateral framework of the Eurosystem,
120 kb,
en
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06/03/2006
Payment and securities settlement systems in the European Union and in the acceding countries - addendum incorporating 2004 data (Blue Book),
3159 kb,
en
corrected version 31 March
Press release:
en
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17/02/2006
Towards a single euro payments area - fourth progress report,
699 kb,
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[with the exception of the English version, online only]
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21/10/2005
Second progress report on TARGET2,
118 kb,
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[online only]
Press release:
en
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29/08/2005
Result of oversight assessment of retail payment systems in euro,
252 kb,
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[online only]
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22/08/2005
TARGET - the current system, brochure (update 2005),
1213 kb,
en
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22/08/2005
TARGET2 – Innovation and Transformation, brochure (update 2005),
1099 kb,
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19/08/2005
Central banks’ provision of retail payment services in euro to credit institutions - policy statement,
50 kb,
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[online only]
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02/08/2005
Payment and securities settlement systems in the European Union - Addendum incorporating 2003 figures (Blue Book, August 2005), (data for the period 1999-2003),
1107 kb,
en
Press release:
en
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21/06/2005
Information guide for credit institutions using TARGET,
957 kb,
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[online only]
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21/06/2005
Assessment of SORBNET-EURO and BIREL against the Core Principles,
1457 kb,
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Connection of SORBNET-EURO to TARGET via the Banca d'Italia and its national RTGS system BIREL [online only]
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25/05/2005
TARGET Annual Report 2004,
1620 kb,
en
Press release:
en
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17/05/2005
Correspondent central banking model (CCBM) - procedure for Eurosystem counterparties,
2250 kb,
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Revised version: August 2006 [online only]
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14/04/2005
Article, Monthly Bulletin April 2005, p.73-84, The ESCB-CESR standards for securities clearing and settlement in the European Union,
105 kb,
en
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28/02/2005
Payment and securities settlement systems in the accession countries - Addendum incorporating 2003 figures,
972 kb,
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Press release:
en
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08/02/2005
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02/12/2004
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26/10/2004
Issues paper for the ECB Conference on 10 November 2004 'E-payments without frontiers',
410 kb,
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Press release:
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22/10/2004
Standards for securities clearing and settlement in the European Union,
553 kb,
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Press release:
en
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29/09/2004
TARGET - the current system, brochure (update 2004),
961 kb,
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29/09/2004
TARGET2 - the future TARGET system, brochure (update 2004),
317 kb,
en
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21/05/2004
Assessment of euro large-value payment systems against the Core Principles,
558 kb,
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12/05/2004
TARGET Annual Report 2003,
785 kb,
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Press release:
en
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10/05/2004
The use of Central bank money for settling securities transactions,
596 kb,
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22/04/2004
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15/04/2004
Payment and securities settlement systems in the European Union - Addendum incorporating 2002 figures (Blue Book, April 2004),
1430 kb,
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Press release:
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15/04/2004
Payment and securities settlement systems in the accession countries - Addendum incorporating 2002 figures (Blue Book, April 2004),
1301 kb,
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Press release:
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13/04/2004
Article, Monthly Bulletin April 2004, p.59-65, Future developments in the TARGET system,
142 kb,
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28/01/2004
Assessment of accession countries' securities settlement systems against the standards for the use of EU securities settlement systems in Eurosystem credit operations,
637 kb,
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29/11/2003
TARGET2: the payment system of the €urosystem, (brochure, 12 pages),
287 kb,
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29/11/2003
TARGET: the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross settlement Express Transfer system - update 2003, (brochure, 16 pages),
1821 kb,
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30/09/2003
Correspondent central banking model - procedures for Eurosystem counterparties,
273 kb,
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06/09/2003
Payment and securities settlement systems in the European Union Addendum incorporating 2001 figures (Blue Book, September 2003),
1718 kb,
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Additional Information:
en
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09/07/2003
Information Guide for credit institutions using TARGET,
606 kb,
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Press release:
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26/06/2003
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26/06/2003
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23/05/2003
Electronic money system security objectives according to the common criteria methodology,
344 kb,
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Press release:
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15/05/2003
Article, Monthly Bulletin, May 2003, p.61-72, Electronification of payments in Europe,
125 kb,
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20/04/2003
TARGET Annual Report 2002,
336 kb,
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Press release:
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15/04/2003
Terms and conditions governing the use of the EPM,
97 kb,
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23/01/2003
Article, Monthly Bulletin, January 2003, p.53-66, CLS – purpose, concept and implications,
152 kb,
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30/08/2002
Payment and securities settlement systems in accession countries,
4300 kb,
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csv data:
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Press release:
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20/07/2002
Payment and securities settlement systems in the European Union, Addendum incorporating 2000 figures (Blue Book),
3130 kb,
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Additional information:
en
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24/06/2002
TARGET - Release November 2001: TARGET Minimum common performance features of RTGS systems within TARGET,
360 kb,
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22/06/2002
TARGET - Release November 2001: TARGET interlinking data dictionary,
590 kb,
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21/06/2002
TARGET - Release November 2001: TARGET interlinking specification,
930 kb,
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19/06/2002
TARGET - Release November 2001: TARGET interlinking user requirement,
370 kb,
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20/04/2002
TARGET Annual Report 2001,
1342 kb,
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11/04/2002
Article, Monthly Bulletin, April 2002, p.47-59, The role of the Eurosystem in payment and clearing systems,
113 kb,
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30/11/2001
Towards an integrated infrastructure for credit transfers in euro,
437 kb,
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Press release:
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27/09/2001
The Eurosystem's policy line with regard to consolidation in central counterparty clearing,
20 kb,
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Press release:
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09/08/2001
Article, Monthly Bulletin, August 2001, p.69-77, Consolidation in central counterparty clearing in the euro area,
92 kb,
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30/06/2001
Payment and securities settlement systems in the European Union (Blue Book, third edition, 2001),
5229 kb,
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Additional information:
en
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30/05/2001
TARGET Annual Report 2000,
674 kb,
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Press release:
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08/02/2001
Article, Monthly Bulletin, February 2001, p.51-58, Towards a uniform service level for retail payments in the euro area,
87 kb,
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20/09/2000
EPM: the ECB Payment Mechanism,
2419 kb,
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14/09/2000
Improving cross-border retail payment services - Progress report,
115 kb,
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Press release:
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21/06/2000
Role of the Eurosystem in the field of payment systems oversight,
238 kb,
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Press release:
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21/03/2000
Interlinking - Data Dictionary v.2.02,
542 kb,
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(Update to the Technical annexes to the second progress report on the TARGET project.)
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29/02/2000
Payment systems in the European Union: Addendum incorporating 1998 figures,
1129 kb,
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Press release:
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10/02/2000
Article, Monthly Bulletin, February 2000, p.53-59, Consolidation in the securities settlement industry,
107 kb,
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29/11/1999
Cross-border payments in TARGET: A users' survey,
283 kb,
en
Press release:
en
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11/11/1999
Article, Monthly Bulletin November 1999, p.41-51, TARGET and payments in euro,
80 kb,
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30/09/1999
Improving cross-border retail payment services in the euro area - the Eurosystem's view,
132 kb,
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Press release:
en
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25/09/1999
TARGET: facts, figures, future, (brochure, 8 pages),
287 kb,
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30/08/1999
Payment systems in countries that have applied for membership of the European Union (Blue Book),
1948 kb,
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Press release:
en
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20/01/1999
Payment systems in the European Union: Addendum incorporating 1997 figures,
1023 kb,
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30/11/1998
Third progress report on the TARGET project,
170 kb,
en
Press release:
en
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25/09/1998
Assessment of EU securities settlement systems against the standards for their use in ESCB credit operations,
177 kb,
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Press release:
en
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16/09/1998
The single monetary policy in Stage Three: General documentation on ESCB monetary policy instruments and procedures,
444 kb,
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Press release:
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15/08/1998
Report on electronic money,
212 kb,
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Press release:
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16/07/1998
TARGET: the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross settlement Express Transfer system, (brochure, 16 pages),
556 kb,
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01/01/1998
Payment systems in the European Union: Addendum incorporating 1996 figures, European Monetary Institute,
8892 kb,
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01/01/1997
Payment systems in the European Union: Addendum incorporating 1995 figures, European Monetary Institute,
7399 kb,
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01/01/1995
Developments in EU payment systems in 1994,
1517 kb,
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Report to the Council of the European Monetary Institute, by the Working Group on EU Payment Systems
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01/05/1994
Blue Book Addendum (figures for 1992),
3759 kb,
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European Monetary Institute
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01/05/1994
Prepaid cards,
578 kb,
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by the Working Group on EU Payment Systems
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01/09/1992
Payment system in EC Member States (Blue Book),
13425 kb,
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Committe of Governors of the central banks of the Member States of the European Economic Community
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