Netherlands' Dijsselbloem elected new Eurogroup head
- Published: 21 Jan 2013 at 11.45
- Online news: World
Jeroen Dijsselbloem of the Netherlands took over on Tuesday as chairman of the key eurozone finance ministers forum, despite surprise Spanish resistance.
Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem (L) and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker talk prior to a Eurogroup meeting on January 21, 2013 at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. Eurozone finance ministers elected Dijsselbloem to replace Juncker as chairman of the key Eurogroup, Juncker's spokesman said on Monday.
"We appointed the Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem to become the new president of the Eurogroup," outgoing head Jean-Claude Juncker told a press conference late on Monday.
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