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ECB nominates Claudia Buch as Chair of Supervisory Board
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) today nominated Claudia Buch for the non-renewable five-year position of Chair of the Supervisory Board, following consultation with the Supervisory Board. She is currently Vice-President of the Deutsche Bundesbank. Informal hearings of the two shortlisted candidates before the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) took place in July 2023. The views of the ECON Coordinators were shared with the Governing Council. The vote in the Governing Council was taken by secret ballot and a majority was pronounced in favour of Claudia ... (full story)