On Thursday 11 December, the finance ministers of the euro area countries are invited to elect their future president from the two candidates in the running, Belgium’s Vincent Van Peteghem and Greece’s Kyriákos Pierrakákis (see EUROPE B13762A19).
This election, which comes after the surprise resignation of Irishman Paschal Donohoe who had just begun his third term (see EUROPE B13754A1), will take place by a simple majority of Member States. To be elected, a candidate must therefore...