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  "id": 17046196,
  "title": "Christine Lagarde to step down as ECB president in February",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/christine-lagarde-quittera-ses-fonctions-de-presidente-de-la-bce-en",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-29T10:19:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Politico EU",
    "slug": "politico-eu",
    "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/christine-lagarde-quittera-ses-fonctions-de-presidente-de-la-bce-en-fevrier/"
  },
  "original_language": "fr",
  "account": "Christine Lagarde will step down as President of the European Central Bank on February 7. The ECB confirmed her departure but did not provide immediate details on her future plans. Her announcement opens the way for a global agreement between EU capitals on appointments to the ECB's Executive Board, which has several upcoming vacancies. The German economist Isabel Schnabel will leave the ECB in January to join the International Monetary Fund.",
  "summary": "This decision allows French President Emmanuel Macron to have a say in the choice of his successor before next year's elections.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Der Standard Wirtschaft",
        "title": "ECB Chief Christine Lagarde to step down in February",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ezb-chefin-christine-lagarde-tritt-im-februar-zuruck",
        "published": "2026-10-29T10:07:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "European Central Bank: Lagarde to leave early in February - Poker game for ECB top spot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/europaische-zentralbank-lagarde-geht-vorzeitig-im-februar-poker-um",
        "published": "2026-10-29T10:12:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NZZ Wirtschaft",
        "title": "ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down early in February",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ezb-prasidentin-christine-lagarde-tritt-vorzeitig-im-februar-zuruck",
        "published": "2026-10-29T10:14:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post Business",
        "title": "ECB chief Christine Lagarde to step down in February",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ecb-chief-christine-lagarde-to-step-down-in-february",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}