Spanish minister submits his candidacy to chair the Eurogroup – El Universal (Venezuela)

Madrid .- Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos on Tuesday formally submitted his candidacy to chair the Eurogroup, the forum that brings together Holders of Economy and Finance of the countries of the euro zone.

The public responsibility was optimistic about its possible access charge, which will compete with the current president of the Eurogroup, the Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who is running for re-election for a second term and that some sectors point favorite, DPA reported.

“In the future will be much better to have as president (the Eurogroup) the representative of a country which has been on the verge of collapse and has managed to reverse the situation “, said De Guindos on his own candidacy in an economics course held in the Spanish city of Santander (north).

In your cover letter, seven pages, the Spanish conservative political influences this argument and emphasizes its “experience” as economy minister of Spain, “a country that has gone through the most severe crisis in its history modern in a short period of time. “

The candidate, 55, led the great fit of the country during the economic crisis and is the author the incipient recovery. “The eurozone will not need just a ‘troubleshooter’ but a builder,” settled in the letter sent to the finance ministers of the Eurozone.

From Guindos said that Spain is “a clear example of how, with the right policies, macroeconomic imbalances in the euro area can be corrected and growth and creating employment recovered.”

But he warned that “the legacy of the crisis persists” and citizens “continue to feel its consequences.” He recalled, the persepectivas of medium-term growth in the European Union (EU) are not sufficiently “robust” and unemployment rates are “unacceptably high”, especially among young people.

“We must continue working together to promote sustainable growth and job creation, “he said

About the presidency of the Eurogroup, the applicant stressed the need to” vision “to strengthen the Economic Forum as one of the “cornerstones” of the policy of the European Union. In his view, a “strong president” and a “political leadership”.

is necessary “I think I can meet all the requirements,” she said Spanish Minister recalling his participation Eurogroup meetings actively and the years in which Spain has been a deputy member in the 2000s.

The Eurogroup Thursday could choose a new president for the next two years and a half . Dijsselbloem mandate ends on July 21.