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ECB keeps key interest rates unchanged after June increase
On 23 July 2026 the ECB kept its three key rates at 2.25%, 2.40% and 2.65%.
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On 23 July 2026 the ECB kept its three key rates at 2.25%, 2.40% and 2.65%.
The Bundesbank reported tighter standards in all three surveyed loan categories.
Programme 458 has revised eligible-cost caps and bonus rules; the efficiency bonus and emissions supplement were removed.
Pure EVs first registered by the end of 2030 may qualify for up to ten years, capped at the end of 2035.