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Business● Low34m ago · Nov 13, 2026, 5:35 PM

France and Germany near deal on De Cos for ECB top job as EU confirms two candidates

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from EuroNews [en] · Western Europe

Two candidates are vying to succeed Christine Lagarde at the ECB, an EU official stated on Friday as EU leaders met in Dublin, while reports coming out of Spain said France and Germany are close to a deal on the central bank's top jobs with Spain's Pablo Hernández de Cos as favourite for president.

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