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Germany will back Spain's de Guindos as Eurogroup head

Source: Reuters - Tue 26th Aug 2014
Germany will back Spain's de Guindos as Eurogroup head

Germany will back Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos as the next head of the Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers, replacing the Dutch finance minister, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday.

Merkel's support for De Guindos came before talks this Saturday among EU leaders, who are expected to discuss nominations for several top European Commission posts among other issues. Dijsselbloem's term does not end until mid-2015, but his replacement may come up this weekend.

Merkel gave her support at a joint news conference with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in the northern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, at the end of a two-day visit.

"Luis de Guindos has been an excellent economy minister in difficult times," Merkel said, adding Germany would back his candidacy once the term of the current president was up.

De Guindos has served as Economy Ministry in the centre-right government of Rajoy since it took power in 2012 - the year Spain found itself at the heart of a growing eurozone crisis.

He had to steer through deep spending cuts as Spain tried to rein in its gaping deficit. He also oversaw an EU41.3-Bln European bailout of the country's ailing banks.

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Comment on this Story

 
Lol! Good point... I just see some major political maneuvering going on by Spain. Almost like they are positioning themselves in key political places which could detrimentally affect the Gibraltar issue rather than solve it. Make friends in the UN Security Council then tell them you have a politician as head of Eurogroup of european Finance ministers... I'm suspicious...
Ed Bishop - Tue, 26th Aug 2014
You are missing the point Ed - this is fantastic news for Spain - we are finally getting shut of him.
Mr Grumpy - Tue, 26th Aug 2014
Does anyone else see this as being a foregone conclusion and quite likely the worst thing ever to happen to the EU ??!
Ed Bishop - Tue, 26th Aug 2014

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