Notenbank: Merz will nächste Woche deutschen Vorschlag für Posten in EZB-Führung vorlegen
Der Bundeskanzler kündigt einen Plan aus Berlin für die EZB-Spitze an. Wie das Handelsblatt berichtete, könnte es auf einen Deal mit Paris hinauslaufen.
Berlin: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) announced on Friday that Germany will present its proposal for a candidate to the European Central Bank (ECB) leadership in the coming week, during European Union (EU) talks on Christine Lagarde's successor and other top positions at the ECB. Merz emphasized that while agreements are being reached, they have not been finalized yet and will require "a few more days" to complete.
The German leadership intends to finalize the selection by the end of the year, as multiple important ECB directorate positions will become vacant next year. Isabel Schnabel, a German economist, is set to leave her position at the end of January to join the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She is currently the most prominent name being considered for the post of ECB's Executive Board President, where she would succeed Philip Lane.
French officials have already signaled their support for Pablo Hernández de Cos, the former chief of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) and also a former central banker. Hernández de Cos is being nominated by Spain.
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