Thursday, 23 June 2011 - Brussels

Explanation of vote:

Rapport Sharon Bowles

Pino Arlacchi (S&D ), in writing . − I voted in favour of the candidature of Mr. Mario Draghi as next President of the European Central Bank for his great competence and his progressive view on the governance of the global financial system.

At the hearing held in the Economic Affairs Committee last week he stresses that more European economic governance is now necessary and that under his presidency the ECB would keep on focusing primarily on the fight against inflation. For all these reasons I am proud to give him my full support.

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