# ECB chief Christine Lagarde rejects Mélenchon’s debt cancellation proposal

https://mins.news/en/item/54862

- euronews, 2026-09-11 15:37 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/11/ecb-chief-christine-lagarde-rejects-melenchons-debt-cancellation-proposal

> European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde rejected Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s proposal to cancel debt. Article 123 of the EU treaty bars the ECB from cancelling government debt it has purchased.

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