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European Central Bank (ECB) head Christine Lagarde to step down in February, before her term ends

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  • European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde is to resign nine months ahead of the end of her 8-year term. European Council President Antonio Costa has said the process to find a successor is underway.S1
  • Lagarde announced plans to step down as European Central Bank President after serving more than seven years in the role.S2
  • European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has announced her resignation effective February 7S3
  • Her plan to depart in February, months before the end of an eight-year term, sets in motion a selection process among European leaders for a new central bank president.S4
  • The moves gives French leader Emmanuel Macron a say in choosing her successor before the election next year.S5
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1h Wol

President of the ECB Christine Lagarde to stand down in February

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), during a rates decision news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday,

1h Deutsche Welle

European Central Bank (ECB) head Christine Lagarde to step down in February, before her term ends

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde is to resign nine months ahead of the end of her 8-year term. European Council President Antonio Costa has said the process…

2h Cointelegraph

ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down in February 2027

Lagarde announced plans to step down as European Central Bank President after serving more than seven years in the role.

2h Independent

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will resign Feb. 7, ahead of term

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has announced her resignation effective February 7

2h Euronews

ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down next February, months before her mandate ends

Christine Lagarde will step down on 7 February 2027, around nine months before the end of her eight-year term. The ECB is set to announce its latest monetary policy decision later…

2h The New York Times

Christine Lagarde to Step Down as President of European Central Bank

Her plan to depart in February, months before the end of an eight-year term, sets in motion a selection process among European leaders for a new central bank president.

2h Politico

Christine Lagarde to step down as ECB president in February

The moves gives French leader Emmanuel Macron a say in choosing her successor before the election next year.

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European Central Bank (ECB) head Christine Lagarde to step down in February, before her term ends

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What to know

  • European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde is to resign nine months ahead of the end of her 8-year term. European Council President Antonio Costa has said the process to find a successor is underway.S1
  • Lagarde announced plans to step down as European Central Bank President after serving more than seven years in the role.S2
  • European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has announced her resignation effective February 7S3
  • Her plan to depart in February, months before the end of an eight-year term, sets in motion a selection process among European leaders for a new central bank president.S4
  • The moves gives French leader Emmanuel Macron a say in choosing her successor before the election next year.S5
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S1 Deutsche Welle 1 report · EN
S2 Cointelegraph 1 report · EN
S3 Independent 1 report · EN
S4 The New York Times 1 report · EN
S5 PoliticoLead 1 report · EN
Euronews 1 report · EN
Wol 1 report · EN