The German deputy governor of the Bundesbank, Claudia Buch, tried to convince MEPs, on Wednesday 20 September, that she is the best person to head, starting in January 2024, the Single Supervisory Board, the European authority within the ECB responsible for directly supervising the major banks within the euro area banking union.
“I am fit for this job. Otherwise, I would not have applied”, said Ms Buch. She drew on her ten years of experience at the Bundesbank, which had given her both...