Italian socialist tipped to lead ECB-watching Econ Committee

Europe’s political parties still horse-trading over key roles in parliament

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Italian socialist Roberto Gualtieri is widely expected to succeed Sharon Bowles as chair of the European Parliament's Econ Committee next week – the organ responsible for democratic oversight of the European Central Bank (ECB).

Europe's political parties are busy horse-trading over which MEPs will be handed the key posts for the next two-and-a-half years in parliament, and this time around chair of the Econ Committee is considered a prized asset.

Gualtieri is an associate professor of

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