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European Parliament gives go-ahead to appointment of Frank Elderson to Executive Board

24/11/2020 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 24 November, the European Parliament gave its approval, by a narrow majority (319 votes for, 202 against, with 171 abstentions) to the appointment of Frank Elderson (Netherlands) to the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, thereby endorsing the recommendation from the relevant parliamentary committee (see EUROPE B12599A33). Elderson, whose appointment still needs to be formally approved by the European Council, will replace Yves Mersch from...