Christine Lagarde said the search for her successor had begun and pledged to remain fully engaged until her departure on 7 February 2027 / Photo: ECB Christine Lagarde says she will leave the European Central Bank early because she wants the freedom to speak beyond monetary policy. Her announcement came as the ECB held interest rates unchanged amid rising energy prices. “I don’t think that I can remain neutral. I don’t think that I can be comfortable in that neutrality at the present time,” Ms Lagarde said at the 29 October press conference . As EU Perspectives reported earlier , she will step down on 7 February 2027, almost nine months before her eight-year term was due to end.
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