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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8505

16 July 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecb
Ecofin launches procedure to appoint Mr Trichet as Mr Duisenberg's successor

Brussels, 15/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Economy and Finance Ministers of the Member States of the EU on Tuesday proposed the appointment of Jean-Claude Trichet to the post of President of the European Central Bank (ECB) for a term of eight years to start on 1 November, when Wim Duisenberg is to leave the post. By request of the French President Jacques Chirac, the European Council, which met in Thessaloniki on 19 and 20 June, supported the candidacy of the current Governor of the Banque...

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