Lagarde has not decided on term end, ECB saysBloombergEuropean Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde is expected to step down from her role before her eight-year term ends in October next year, the Financial Times reported. “President Lagarde is totally focused on her mission and has not taken any decision regarding the end of her term,” an ECB spokesperson said in an e-mailed statement. European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde addresses the media following the ECB’s Governing Council meeting at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on Feb. 5. “The ECB has timetables, and we are going to stick with them and — as always — find a good solution,” he said. French Minister of Finance Roland Lescure declined to answer that question, saying simply that Lagarde is “obviously a great president of the ECB.”

Source: Taipei Times February 18, 2026 16:14 UTC