Lagarde's succession at ECB must be prepared in orderly and balanced way, Macron says

Lagarde's succession at ECB must be prepared in orderly and balanced way, Macron says

​French ​President Emmanuel Macron ‌said on ​Thursday that Christine ‌Lagarde's succession at the helm of the European Central Bank ‌must be prepared in "an orderly ‌and balanced way" with European partners. Macron added that ⁠he ​expressed ⁠his deep gratitude to Lagarde for ⁠her action during her time ​at the ECB.

Lagarde resigned ⁠on Thursday and said ⁠she ​would leave the ECB presidency on February ⁠7, giving current European Union leaders ⁠time ⁠to pick her successor.

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