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Juncker. The decision on who will head the ECB will be made in June (Photo: Council of European Union)

Eurogroup chair backs Italian banker for ECB job

by Leigh Phillips, Brussels,

Ex-Goldman Sachs advisor Mario Draghi is one step closer to winning the presidency of the European Central Bank, with Jean-Claude Juncker, the Luxembourgish prime minister and chair of the Eurogroup of states, giving his endorsement on Thursday.

"I don't see any notable differences between what the president of the republic [Sarkozy] said and what I think," Juncker told journalists after a meeting with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon.

If he nabs the job, 63-year-old Draghi w...

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Juncker. The decision on who will head the ECB will be made in June (Photo: Council of European Union)

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