Leonhard Regneri

ECB staff survey: favoritism, job insecurity and low trust in ECB President and Executive Board

A recent staff survey conducted by IPSO at the European Central Bank (ECB) highlights significant dissatisfaction and concerns among employees. The survey, launched in February 2025, gathered responses from 1,425 ECB staff members and provides valuable insights into the current work environment, recruitment processes, career progression mechanisms and trust in ECB leadership. Many respondents believe…
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Leonhard Regneri 30. April 2025 0

IPSO protests against Christine Lagarde’s retaliation move

The ECB has developped a plan targetting ECB staff representation. The main move is to reduce the time that Staff Representatives could spend on their staff representation duties. It also prevent that Elected Board members of IPSO could be also active members of the ECB Staff Committee (e.g. ECB Workscouncil), by forbiding that time dispensation…
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Leonhard Regneri 21. February 2025 0

IPSO expresses its solidarity with the victims of the attack on a ver.di demonstration in Munich

Dear colleagues at ver.di, We at the ECB union IPSO were deeply shocked to hear about the terrible incident at your demonstration in downtown Munich, where a driver intentionally drove into the crowd. Our sympathies go out to all those injured in this tragic event. We sincerely hope for the swift and full recovery of…
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Leonhard Regneri 15. February 2025 0

Workers’ rights in EU organisations: a podcast

Researchers from the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt are investigating labour relations in supranational organisations, including the ECB. A podcast by the Hans Böckler Foundation discusses initial findings and ways of improving the legal situation for employees. Legally free spaces Even if the situation for employees in different organisations differs in…
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Leonhard Regneri 6. August 2024 0

IPSO Seminar with Michael Kosinski

On 22 June 2021, during a Webinar organised by IPSO, The Trade Union of the European Central Bank, Professor Michael Kosinski, who has become internationally recognised for his innovative approach in the fields of Computational Social Science, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, presented and discussed with ECB staff members his views and insights into the use of big…
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Leonhard Regneri 24. June 2021 0

New Anonymous Forum for ECB Staff launched

IPSO announced the launch of the New Anonymous Forum for ECB Staff on 17 March 2021. Having the opportunity to express yourself freely on how you feel about the ECB is important, especially in times of the pandemic for ECB Staff. This is why IPSO established an independent platform which is restricted to those who…
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Leonhard Regneri 17. March 2021 0

Black lives matter / All lives matter

Anti-racism and antidiscrimination are part of IPSO DNA In the light of the recent events in the US and in Europe, IPSO feels the need to reinstate the importance of standing up against racism and discrimination in all its formats. These phenomena are not a US thing: racism and discrimination are on the rise in…
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Leonhard Regneri 9. July 2020 0

Outcome of Mario Draghi´s End of Mandate survey

ECB Staff Trade Union IPSO has made a survey among ECB staff asking them to assess the Performance of Mario Draghi as a President of the ECB. We are sharing the main findings below. Journalists are invited to contact us if they need more details. Mario Draghi is assessed to have been a very good…
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Leonhard Regneri 24. October 2019 0

Constantin Costa-Gavras ipsomovie night 2019

IPSO Screens German Film Première of “Adults in the Room” by Costa-Gavras in the ECB

World renowned Film Director Costa-Gavras came in person to present his latest movie at the European Central Bank. Scenario based on Yanis Varoufakis political memoirs. Story depicts attempts of the newly elected Greek Government to renegotiate the bailout conditions imposed by the Eurogroup and European Institutions in 2015. Future ECB President Christine Lagarde said to…
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Leonhard Regneri 11. October 2019 0

Open letter to the future ECB president

Tension is increasing at the ECB. A letter from the ECB staff Union IPSO to Mario Draghi’s successor Opaque working contracts, temporary workers, burnout, outsourcing, little or no staff involvement – nobody assumes such grievances in one of the leading institutions in Europe, the European Central Bank (ECB) whose headquarters are in Frankfurt am Main.…
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Leonhard Regneri 14. September 2019 0

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