Editing European Central Bank (section)

===Languages===
The internal working language of the ECB is English, and press conferences are held in English. External communications are handled flexibly: English is preferred (though not exclusively) for communication within the ESCB (i.e. with other central banks) and with financial markets; communication with other national bodies and with EU citizens is normally in their respective language, but the ECB website is predominantly English; official documents such as the Annual Report are in the official languages of the EU (generally English, German and French).<ref>{{cite news|title=Translation Adds Complexity to European Central Bank's Supervisory Role: ECB Wants Communication in English, But EU Rules Allow Use of Any Official Language|first=Todd|last=Buell|date=29 October 2014|access-date=11 October 2015|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/translation-adds-complexity-to-european-central-banks-supervisory-role-1414580925}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|page=26|title=The Application of multilingualism in the European Union Context|publisher=ECB|date=February 2006|access-date=11 October 2015|url=http://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scplps/ecblwp2.pdf|first=Phoebus|last= Athanassiou}}</ref>

In 2022, the ECB publishes for the first time details on the nationality of its staff,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/annual/html/ecb.ar2021~14d7439b2d.en.html#toc93 | title=Annual Report 2021 | date=28 April 2022 |publisher=European Central Bank| last1=Bank | first1=European Central }}</ref> revealing an over-representation of Germans and Italians along the ECB employees, including in management positions.