{"uid":"cap_NqqM091DFxoLsKxy5yuNx","slug":"euroref-european-government-reference-data-historical-series-e273315a","name":"euroref European Government Reference Data – Historical Series","description":"Authoritative European government reference values as clean JSON: central-bank policy rates, VAT rates, national minimum wages and public holidays for Germany (de), France (fr). Every value carries a citation to its official primary source (government gazette or central-bank statement), an effective date, a last-confirmed date and a staleness flag.","url":"https://euroref.dev/v1/%7Bcountry%7D/%7Bseries%7D/history","method":"GET","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","properties":{"properties":{"type":"string"}}},"responseSchema":{"type":"json","example":{"unit":"percent","notes":"STRUCTURAL NOTE: Germany has NO national policy rate. The Deutsche Bundesbank has had no independent monetary-policy competence since 1 January 1999; monetary policy for the euro area is set by the ECB Governing Council under Art. 127-133 TFEU and the ESCB/ECB Statute. The value served is the euro-area-wide ECB deposit facility rate (DFR), which applies identically in all 20 euro-area members, not a German-specific rate. On 11 June 2026 the Governing Council raised all three key rates by 25 basis points with effect from 17 June 2026: deposit facility 2.25%, main refinancing operations (MRO) 2.40%, marginal lending facility 2.65%. This was the first ECB increase since September 2023, reversing part of the eight cuts delivered between June 2024 and June 2025; the ECB cited energy-driven inflation pressure from the Middle East conflict. The DFR is served here because since the 18 March 2024 framework change the ECB steers short-term money-market rates through the DFR and narrowed the MRO-DFR spread to 15bp; the MRO rate (2.40%) remains the headline 'refinancing' rate cited by some sources. No Governing Council monetary-policy meeting fell between 17 June 2026 and the last_confirmed date, so 2.25% is still in force. Note separately that the German statutory Basiszinssatz under Section 247 BGB, published semi-annually by the Bundesbank and used for default interest, is a distinct national figure and is NOT a monetary policy rate. Access: ecb.europa.eu serves the full key-rates table as static HTML and loaded cleanly.","stale":false,"value":2.25,"series":"policy-rate","source":{"url":"https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ecb.mp260611~4d41bd5e83.en.html","name":"European Central Bank, Monetary policy decisions of the Governing Council, 11 June 2026 (press release ecb.mp260611); Key ECB interest rates statistical table"},"country":"DE","disclaimer":"Independent service, not affiliated with any government. 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Each entry includes the numeric value (with unit), effective date, last-confirmed date, a staleness boolean, the series identifier, country code, an official primary-source citation (name and URL), and explanatory notes where applicable. A disclaimer about independence from government is also included.","failureModes":["Unsupported country code returns a 404 or error response","Unsupported series identifier returns a 404 or error response","Data may be stale if the official source has not been re-confirmed recently (staleness flag will be true)","Response may be truncated or incomplete if the upstream official source is inaccessible","Payment required (HTTP 402) if x402 payment header is not provided"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need authoritative, citeable European government reference values (ECB rates, VAT, minimum wages, public holidays) for Germany or France, especially when you require an official primary-source citation, an effective date, and a staleness indicator. Prefer it over general web search or LLM knowledge when regulatory compliance, auditability, or up-to-date accuracy is required. It is not suitable for countries beyond Germany and France, or for non-reference data such as GDP, CPI, or market prices.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-13T06:41:22.483Z","isFirstParty":false}