ECB vice‑presidency goes to Croatia: Boris Vujčić to succeed de Guindos

Brussels – Boris Vujčić, the current governor of the Croatian central bank, will succeed Luis de Guindos as vice‑president of the European Central Bank. The Eurogroup, meeting in Brussels, has managed to keep its commitment to immediately name the person who will take up the post that will become vacant on June 1

Vujčić, a 61-year-old economist, beat out competition from Mário Centeno (Portugal), Mārtiņš Kazāks (Latvia), Madis Müller (Estonia), Olli Rehn (Finland), and Rimantas Šadžius (Lithuania). Furthermore, the Croatian was able to go beyond the preferences of the European Parliament, which had included the names proposed by Portugal and Latvia among the list of candidates.

 “I would like to congratulate Boris Vujčić,” said Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Cypriot Minister of Finance and interim President of the Eurogroup. “I would say this is a very significant success, a sign of institutional maturity, given the exceptionally large number of candidates and past experiences, such as in 2012, when it took six months to reach a consensus.”

Minister Giorgetti: “I am delighted with the appointment of Boris Vujčić as Vice-President of the ECB. My best wishes for his work!” pic.twitter.com/Os2og7NupI

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Congratulations and best wishes also came from the Minister of Economy, Giancarlo Giorgetti: “I am delighted with the appointment of Boris Vujčić as Vice-President of the ECB. My best wishes for his work.”