Sarmento Admits to Propose Portuguese Candidate for Seat on the Governing Council
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Miranda Sarmento did not rule out the government's hypothesis of proposing a Portuguese for one of the ECB's four vacancies, recalling that if the Dutch candidate wins, there will be another from the picture that will have to leave.
Minister of Finance has advanced that the government will evaluate the opportunity to propose a Portuguese candidate to one of the remaining vacancies in the Executive Board of the European Central Bank.
Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento said in Brussels that Portugal considers indicating a name for vacancies on the board of the institution on the day the Eurogroup evaluates the candidates for the succession of Christine Lagarde.
The Minister of Finance admits to propose a Portuguese for the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, if an opportunity arises. The government has not yet decided who will support in the race for the succession of Christine Lagarde.
Portugal is assessing the opportunity to integrate the race into the decision-making positions of the European Central Bank (ECB). On the sidelines of the Eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Monday, the Minister of Finance confirmed the Executive's intention to move forward with a national application, should a vacancy arise in the Executive Board of the euro area regulatory institution. "We will not fail to do so," said Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, u…
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