Luis de Guindos appointed as Vice President of the European Central Bank
Met dank overgenomen van Bulgaars voorzitterschap Europese Unie 1e helft 2018 (Bulgaars voorzitterschap) i, gepubliceerd op donderdag 22 maart 2018.
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The European Council appointed today Luis de Guindos as Vice-President of the European Central Bank i for a non-renewable 8-year term.
The new Vice President will replace Vítor Constâncio as of 1 June 2018.
The decision was taken after having consulted both the European Parliament i and the European Central Bank's Governing Council.
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council on 20 February issued a recommendation to the European Council, confirming the nomination of Luis de Guindos as vice-president of the European Central Bank after the Eurogroup gave its support to the candidacy a day before.
Read the full press release on the website of the Council of the European Union.