While the primary objective of the EU’s monetary policy is maintaining price stability, the ESM pursues an objective which is clearly distinct, namely to safeguard the stability of the euro area as a whole.
Kui liidu rahapoliitika esmane eesmärk on säilitada hindade stabiilsus, siis ESMi eesmärk on selgelt erinev – nimelt – säilitada kogu euroala stabiilsus.