On Friday 8 December, the Spanish Finance Minister, Nadia Calviño, succeeded in rallying sufficient support from the Member States (18 countries representing 68% of the capital) to win the presidency of the European Investment Bank (EIB), a position that will be held for the first time by Spain and by a woman.
An unsuccessful candidate for the presidency of the Eurogroup in July 2020, the President-in-Office of the Ecofin Council is looking forward to chairing “the most important...