BrusselsChristine Lagarde leaves the central bank on 7 February.
She goes nine months early, with the deposit rate at 2.5% in October, and leaders must fill two more board seats.
Ministers recommend, European Parliament holds a hearing, leaders decide, and France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands are likely to negotiate the three seats as a package, officials said.
Klaas Knot and Pablo Hernández de Cos are the candidates, and leaders aim to decide by year’s end.
How each outlet framed it
- Deutsche Welle
- Reuters
- names the other two Executive Board seats in play: Schnabel leaving January 3, 2027 and Lane's term ending May 2027
- Bloomberg Business
Sources: Deutsche Welle, Reuters, Bloomberg Business