Das OMT-Programm ist Draghis Instrument der Wahl, um sein 2012 geäußertes Versprechen einzulösen „alles Notwendige zu tun, um den Euro zu erhalten”. Allerdings war dieses Programm von Anfang an umstritten.
OMT, Draghi’s chosen tool for fulfilling his 2012 vow to do “whatever it takes to preserve the euro,” was controversial from the moment it was announced, with Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann – one of Lagarde’s main rivals for the ECB presidency – arguing fiercely against it in public.