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MNI: Netherlands Vijlbrief To Chair Euro Working Group

MNI (London)
--Dutch Candidate Only Applicant As Rival Withdraws
By Jean Comte
     BRUSSELS (MNI) - Hans Vijlbrief, Treasurer-General at the Dutch Ministry of
Finance, will head the Euro Working Group from January 2018, a source told
Market News Friday.
     Vijlbrief is the only candidate for the position, following the withdrawal
of Finnish official Tuomas Saarenheimo, his only opposition for the role,
earlier this week.
     The election was expected in early January, but, if Vijlbrief'S elevation
is confirmed, IT will not now be held
     The Euro Working group (EWG) is the technical body which prepares the
agenda for Eurogroup meetings. The EWG is composed from one high level official
from each euro area member state. Austria's Thomas Wieser, current chair, sees
his term ends in January 2018. 
--MNI London Bureau; tel: +44 203-586-2225; email: les.commons@marketnews.com
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