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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10376

12 May 2011
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecb
Merkel backs Mario Draghi

Brussels, 11/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, said in an interview on Thursday with German newspaper Die Zeit that she has decided to back the application of the governor of the Bank of Italy, Mario Draghi, to take over from Jean-Claude Trichet at the helm of the European Central Bank (ECB). The news had been leaked to the media and was confirmed on Wednesday 11 May by Merkel's spokesperson. Angela Merkel said: “Germany could support [Draghi] as a...

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