The European Union's ethics watchdog has opened an inquiry into the participation of European Central Bank President Mario Draghi and senior ECB officials in the work of an exclusive group that includes bankers and fund managers. The European Ombudsman's probe relates to ties between ECB officials and the Group of Thirty, a private organization where policymakers, economists, bankers and fund managers meet behind closed doors to discuss economic and monetary affairs. Ties between the ECB and financial sector firms have been in the spotlight since 2015, when a top official discussed the bank's money-printing plans at ... (full story)