Directly after the hearing of Luis de Guindos in the European Parliament’s economic and monetary affairs committee MEP Sven Giegold, financial and economic policy spokesperson of the Greens/EFA group comments:
“De Guindos did not demonstrate the knowledge of monetary policy needed for the vice-president of the ECB. He answered all more technical questions like a politician rather than as a central banker. The ECB leadership deserves a more qualified candidate. Greens wil vote against De Guindos.“