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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eurogroup

Juncker will decide in June whether he wants to continue as President

Brussels, 05/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - The future of Jean-Claude Juncker at the head of the Eurogroup will depend on the outcome of the Luxembourg legislative elections. “I don't know if my party is going to win these elections and I don't know if I'm going to continue as Finance Minister,” and, therefore, as a member of the Eurogroup, he said before the meeting of the 16 members of the Eurogroup in Brussels on Monday 4 May. Some observers say that Juncker, who was re-appointed President of the group until 2010, is tired, in particular, of the tensions with France and Germany. He has not himself confirmed this as a reason, but it could be a result of the repeated attacks on Luxembourg's banking secrecy. Without linking his departure to this issue, on Monday Juncker expressed his irritation at Luxembourg's inclusion on the OECD list at the G20 meeting. The EU leaders attending the meeting in London “did not stick to the conclusions” of the March European Council; “this will bring consequences,” he said. (A.B./transl.rt)

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