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ECB will have to respond to inflation increase, EU’s Dombrovskis says

By Thomson Reuters May 22, 2026 | 1:00 AM

NICOSIA, May 22 (Reuters) – European Economy Commissioner Valdis ​Dombrovskis said ‌on Friday that it is clear the European ‌Central ​Bank ⁠will need to ⁠react to rising inflation.

“So it’s clear that the ​ECB will help ⁠to respond ⁠to the ​increase in inflation. ​So we are forecasting ‌inflation of 3.1% this year. So ⁠it’s all about ECB’s target of 2%,” he ⁠told ‌reporters ahead ⁠of an ​Eurogroup ‌meeting in Nicosia.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Jan Strupczewski, Writing by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Editing by Inti ​Landauro)