The Minister of Economics, Carlos, takes a step back and takes away his candidacy for the post of president of the euro group when he checks that he does not have the necessary support for him to move forward. The decision was reported half an hour before the ministers of the economy met in Brussels with the election of the president of the agency as one of the issues of the agenda. Also, the Lithuanian Socialist Minister Rimantas Shajius left the third mandate of the Irish Easter Donokho.
“After intensive days collecting numerous support among ministers of financing the Eurogroup, and after recent contacts in the last hours, it was found that the support of the Minister of Corps does not reach the majority necessary to guarantee the success of the candidate”, sources from the Ministry of Economics in the process in which he needs eleven votes in the euro zone in victory.
Upon arrival in Brussels, the minister admitted that it was a “complex career”, but assured that he did not regret, that he was trying: “These things should be accepted with sportsmanship.” Thus, he assured that he reaped “transverse” support from countries of different ideologies and with a geographical balance. “I get very good arguments, contributions and support,” he said, Body, who denied that his candidacy served him about the future: “My current role has a sufficient meaning to think about the following steps.”
He also denied that failure to achieve support is a blow to the government of Pedro Sanchez in a low hours. “Otherwise,” he replied, before guaranteeing that the executive director supports the “ability to move” to other European countries and “have leadership” in the EU.
“In the current context that have serious problems for the eurozone, it is necessary to promote unity and avoid fragmentation in the European group, the key body for making economic decisions in the Union,” they add to the Ministry of the Procedure in which the body presented with the impulse argument in the Euro group. In the Spanish leader, they are critical of the current situation of the agency, which has been paralysis for years.
In fact, six main eurozone economies, including Germany, France, Italy and Spain, recently signed Not paper – an informal document in communal jargon, in which they protected the need to strengthen the body.
“The electoral process was positive, and a general message was transmitted about the need to enhance the impact and efficiency of the Eurogroup,” they emphasize in the ministry.
For the election of the President of the Eurogroup, candidates need to support eleven their colleagues. Against the Spaniard, in addition to most conservative governments, the weakness of the government at this time and the presence of the Spaniards in the outstanding positions of the EU, such as the first vice -president of Teresa Riber or Nadia Kalvino in the European Investment Bank.
The presidency of the Eurogroup is a position that holds Spain for many years. Luis de Guyindos also resigned from the race, and in 2020, Donokho won Calvinho during the vote.
PP Alberto Nunez Feihoo took advantage of the resignation of the body to attack Sanchez. “Laughing at all the NATO European countries, the Spanish government thought that Carlos could be responsible for the EU coverage,” they point to the geno: “Pedro Sanchez, in addition to many other things, is an illusion. Obviously, this is amazed only from the fact that one of them can be propagated for this design. ”
