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Euro-area governments asked to nominate candidates for ECB president by Nov. 6
The Eurogroup has asked euro-area governments to nominate candidates to succeed European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde.
The nominations are due by Friday, Nov.
6.
The European Central Bank is the central bank for countries that use the euro.
Lagarde is its president, and the nominations concern who will succeed her in the role.
The deadline gives governments little time to put forward candidates, though no reason for the tight timetable is stated.
Governments are expected to submit nominations by Nov.
6; no further steps are specified.
Euro-area governments have been asked to nominate successors to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde by Friday, Nov. 6.
The request was made by the Eurogroup, according to Bloomberg.
The deadline is reported in a Bloomberg article published on Nov. 3, 2026.
- Who
- Euro-area governments have been asked to submit nominations for a successor to Christine Lagarde.
- What
- The Eurogroup called for nominations for the next European Central Bank president.
- When
- By Friday, Nov. 6, 2026.
- Where
- The euro area.
- Why
- To identify successors to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde.
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- Deadline
- Nov. 6
- Office
- European Central Bank president
- Current president
- Christine Lagarde
- Requesting body
- Eurogroup