The new head of the European Central Bank has Mario Draghi

Finance ministers of the European Union named the new president of the European central bank: it was Mario Draghi, who previously headed the Bank of Italy. He succeeds Jean-Claude Trichet. The corresponding statement at a meeting in Brussels made the head of the Eurogroup Jean-Claude Juncker. It is expected that Draghi will begin new duties in October - after the formal approval of the Heads of State and Government of the Union. 63-year-old Mario Draghi became regarded as the most likely candidate to head the European Central Bank, after last week, his candidacy is supported German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Experts note that the European Central Bank will lead the representative of a country with one of the most troubled economies of the EU, and it would be very difficult to assert its authority. April 25, it became known that Sarkozy believes that the head of the Central Bank of Italy Mario Draghi to replace Jean-Claude Trichet as head of the European Central Bank. On materials Korrespondent.net