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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8146

8 February 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecb
Wim Duisenberg announces he's stepping down as ECB President on 9 July 2003 but will stay longer if European Council asks him to

Brussels, 07/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - The President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Wim Duisenberg finally threw light on the date he would be leaving when he announced on Thursday that he had decided to step down as President of the ECB on 9 July 2003, the date of his 68th birthday. According to a press release published by the ECB, Mr Duisenberg informed the President of the EU Council of Ministers, José-Maria Aznar, of his decision in writing, also informing Rodrigo Rato, the...

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