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No Weber after Trichet: Politics 1, Treaty 0
Jean-Claude Trichet steps down as President of the European Central Bank this October. So much is certain, if things go according to the statutes of the ECB. Things do not necessarily go according to the statutes, but it seems a certain bet that Trichet will step down as planned. A question of much concern is who will succeed him? There has been much speculation that the next President would have to come from Germany. (A common conclusion derived from the hypothesis that the Germans and French battle over ECB leadership and influence, with the first President Duisenberg, a Dutch promising to step down after a half term, being a compromise … Continue reading
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Tagged Axel Weber, Central bank governance, Central bank independence, European Central Bank, European Union, Jean Claude Trichet, Treaty on European Union
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