ECB minutes should include members’ votes

ECB executive board member Joerg Asmussen has said the publication of a record of governing council meetings should reveal each member’s position in the debate.

“In my personal view, the minutes summarising the main policy discussions should include who voted for what and the reasoning behind that vote,” he said.

“Publishing the minutes in such a way will sharpen our mandate, because the ECB will then have to explain why its decisions are in line with its European mandate.”