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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11970

28 February 2018
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Ecb
MEPs support de Guindos' appointment to vice-president
Brussels, 27/02/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 27 February, the economic and financial affairs ('ECON') committee of the European Parliament supported (27 votes to 14 with 13 abstentions) the appointment of Luis de Guindos, currently the Spanish Finance Minister, to the vice presidency of the European Central Bank (ECB).

The voting took place by secret ballot. However, according to several parliamentary sources, the EPP and ALDE groups supported de Guindos' candidacy. The GUE/NGL and Greens/EFA reportedly voted against and the...

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