The Council adopted a recommendation on the nomination of Mario Draghi (Italy) as president of the European Central Bank, to succeed Jean-Claude Trichet whose term of office expires on 31 October.
      
    
    
      The Council's recommendation will be submitted to the European Council, which will consult the European Parliament and the ECB, with a view to adopting a final decision at its meeting on 23 and 24 June.
 
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council.
      
      
      
      
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