Lagarde said the ECB strongly welcomes the Next Generation EU proposal. "It is important for the European leaders to quickly agree on an ambitious package."
While admitting "in Brussels things take time," Lagarde said a very large number of leaders are perfectly aware of the importance of not wasting time and of being able to signal to the Europeans and the world that there is a level of consensus and determination to recover together and support each other.
Lagarde also noted that the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the bulk of Next Generation EU, will need to be firmly rooted in sound structural policies conceived and implemented at the national level.
Carsten Brzeski, chief economist at ING Germany, a bank, said the ECB sees as much uncertainty as all other forecasters, as suggested by subdued labor market conditions, precautionary household savings, dampened investment, weak global growth and the risk of a second wave of lockdown measures.
Brzeski believes the ECB will wait until the September meeting, if not the late October meeting, before deciding on any next steps.
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