European Central Bank 11 May 2011, Opinion of the European Central Bank of 17 March 2011 on a draft European Council Decision amending Article 136 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union with regard to a stability mechanism for Member States whose currency is the euro (CON/2011/24)

11.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 140/8 OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 17 March 2011 on a draft European Council Decision amending Article 136 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union with regard to a stability mechanism for Member States whose currency is the euro (CON/2011/24) 2011/C 140/05 Introduction and legal basis On 10 January 2011 the European