Draghi Sees Euro-Area Growth Lasting Despite Trade Risks

Mario Draghi expects the euro area to continue growing in coming years even amid risks from protectionism that need to be monitored “very carefully.”

The European Central Bank president’s remarks in Frankfurt come after the region’s expansion slowed to 0.2 percent in the third quarter, the weakest pace in more than four years. The ECB will decide at its final policy meeting of the year on Dec. 13 whether to end its bond-buying program as planned, a key step toward slowly normalizing policy.