Madrid, May 2 (EFE) .- The Minister of Economy, Luis de Guindos, is willing to chair the Eurogroup, because “support and reasons” to meet this new position, which seems to hold the Dutch Jeroen Dijsselbloem, whose term as head of the Forum expires on July 21.
The Spanish Government has the support of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, since last August announced on a visit to Santiago de Compostela that his country would support De Guindos because it is an “excellent” minister of Economy in “difficult times”.
The president of the Government, Mariano Rajoy , he stated at the press conference of the European Council on March 20 that while he has not spoken lately of this matter with the German authorities, this support already expressed in the day.
Rajoy confirmed that maintained the candidacy his finance minister to chair the Eurogroup, but has not detailed if De Guindos continue while the front of the portfolio that now runs.
This April, Luis de Guindos insisted that “there chance “that presides this European forum and emphasized that if so would be a” recognition of the economic policy of Spain and the Prime Minister “.
” I’ll do it deems appropriate the Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy “reiterated when asked if he could reconcile this position with the minister.
The truth is that De Guindos will compete with the current president, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who has warned that” not out “to stay on the Eurogroup presidency once his term ends.
” No one can say with certainty that the Spanish Luis de Guindos will be the only candidate, “noted this week Dijsselbloem, also Minister Dutch Finance.
The Dutch coach was adamant in an interview with a media of their country to indicate that if Germany “has made a promise to the Spaniards, probably maintained. But there are still sixteen votes and each vote counts the same. “
Faced with these statements, the Spanish owner stressed in turn that” of course we believe that there are possibilities. Do we support? Of course we support “.
Another country that could support the Spanish candidacy is France, which has not yet been clearly pronounced.
The French Finance Minister Michel Sapin , noted this week in Brussels it is too early to talk about the support that France will give De Guindos or another candidate.
Who did has strongly praised the Spanish minister has been the president of the European Commission Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, who said that the candidacy of Spain is “strong” and recalled the influence that has traditionally been the country since it joined Europe in 1986.
Durao Barroso has come to move it ” virtually certain “that Luis de Guindos chair the Eurogroup and has revealed that its contacts in Brussels say it is almost assured that the Spanish Minister access in the coming months a new position.
If so, the economy minister would relieve Dijsselbloem who was elected to chair the Eurogroup in January 2012 and succeeded in that post by current President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, who had led since 2005.
However, another outstanding fringe that could be resolved in the coming weeks and that is the nature of the post, that is if countries want the position is permanent or it is not.
The Eurogroup is an informal institution which meets monthly to the ministers of economy and finance of the eurozone.
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