{
  "id": 15842352,
  "title": "Pablo Hernández de Cos seeks support in France and Germany to boost his bid for ECB president",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/pablo-hernandez-de-cos-busca-apoyos-en-francia-y-alemania-para",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-21T03:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais Economia",
    "slug": "el-pais-economia",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/economia/2026-10-21/pablo-hernandez-de-cos-busca-apoyos-en-francia-y-alemania-para-impulsar-su-candidatura-a-presidente-del-bce.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Pablo Hernández de Cos, a Spaniard and current managing director of the Bank for International Settlements, is a frontrunner to lead the European Central Bank. He has begun informal contacts with European capitals as he vies for the top job. Hernández de Cos faces a challenging task in balancing the interests of countries including France and Germany. The outcome of the race is expected to be decided in the coming weeks.",
  "summary": "El exgobernador contacta con las capitales de cara a unas negociaciones que se pueden ver condicionadas por la crisis francesa",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais Economia",
        "title": "Merz seeks to regain Germany's investor appeal with a Macron-style summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/merz-busca-recuperar-el-atractivo-inversor-de-alemania-con-una-cumbre",
        "published": "2026-10-20T18:37:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}