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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9002
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecb

Wim Duisenberg, first ECB President and key player in single currency, passes away

Brussels, 01/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - After the death of Willem Frederik Duisenberg on Sunday in southern France, praise has been expressed on all sides for his devotion and determination as the first president of the European Central Bank (ECB), allowing the Frankfurt institution to be independent and the single currency to be credible. On 31 July, Mr Duisenberg, who was aged 70, was found drowned in the swimming pool of his home in France, after apparently suffering a heart attack. His...