Note: The figure displays the number of inter-meeting communication events by the ECB president, including EU Parliament Hearings, the number of speeches by other members of the ECB Executive Board and by NCBs Governors (BdF, Buba, BdI, BdE), the number of interviews by ECB and NCB governors, ECB Monetary Policy Accounts’ publications and the ECB Governing Council monetary policy meetings (black line). All events are displayed at an annual frequency.