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Spain and the Netherlands Battle over ECB Presidency

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BRUSSELS — The Netherlands and Spain on Friday submitted candidates to succeed Christine Lagarde, who steps down as president of the European Central Bank on Feb. 7. Pablo Hernández de Cos, a former governor of Spain's central bank, and the Netherlands' Klaas Knot, a former president of the Dutch…

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The Eurogroup will discuss the replacement of Lagarde next Monday and the decision could be ahead of the extraordinary summit on 26 and 27 November. More information: Sánchez’s government officially proposes Hernández de Cos to chair the European Central Bank

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Two candidates and an armchair: the race for the presidency of the ECB is decided in Brussels, not in Frankfurt, with Sánchez weakened and Macron as referee. La entrada De Cos and Knot open the race for the presidency of the ECB: falcons against pigeons aparece primero en Moncloa.

The run for the presidency of the European Central Bank (ECB) officially opens after the announcement of the early resignation of Christine Lagarde, who will leave office on February 7, 2027, almost nine months before the natural expiry of her mandate. Spain and the Netherlands formalized Friday, November 6, the nominations of two figures of great experience in [...] Article ECB, Spain and the Netherlands present the candidates to succeed Christ…

Two candidates with different backgrounds will run for the presidency of the European Central Bank.

Netherlands and Spain presented their candidates for the presidency of the European Central Bank on Friday, which will become vacant after the end of Christine Lagarde's term of office on 7 February. Pablo Hernández de Cos, former governor of the Central Bank of Spain, and Klaas Knot, former president of the Dutch Central Bank, were the only candidates registered until the deadline of [...] Article Holland and Spain announces their candidates fo…

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EL ESPAÑOL broke the news in Spain on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
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