Little-known Dutchman takes over as Eurogroup Chair

The Eurogroup appointed Jeroen Dijsselbloem as its president for a term of two and a half years on the 21 January 2013. Mr Dijsselbloem was Finance Minister of The Netherlands, and would retain his post whilst chairing the Eurogroup.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: SPEECH/13/41: Vice-President Rehn's remarks at the Eurogroup Press Conference http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-41_en.pdf

ESO: Background information: Dutch minister leads eurogroup race http://www.europeansources.info/record/dutch-minister-leads-eurogroup-race/

Eurogroup: Press Release, 21.01.13: Dijsselbloem appointed Eurogroup president http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ecofin/134937.pdf

Deutsche Welle, 22.01.13: Dutch eurozone chief to emphasize austerity http://www.dw.de/dutch-eurozone-chief-to-emphasize-austerity/a-16539438

EUObserver, 22.01.13: Dijsselbloem to chair Eurogroup despite Spanish opposition http://euobserver.com/news/118797

De Volkskrant / Público, 22.01.13: Jeroen Dijsselbloem, a tough chairman for the Eurogroup (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/3298091-jeroen-dijsselbloem-tough-chairman-eurogroup

DutchNews.nl, 22.01.13: Dutch euro group chief Dijsselbloem will keep everyone in the eurozone http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/01/dijsselbloem_will_keep_everyon.php

NRC Handelsblad, 28.05.13: ‘Mr Euro’ under fire (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3814431-mr-euro-under-fire

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