Tag: Jeroen Dijsselbloem

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi indirectly clashed with Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem, stating yesterday (4 April) that the Cyprus bailout was "no template" for possible future solutions and pledged that taxing depositors would not become normal procedure. He also slammed the Cyprus' negotiators for their initial proposal.

Having stirred a controversy by saying that the Cyprus bailout was a template for resolving banking problems in the Union, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Tuesday (26 March) there were no apparent signs of increased withdrawals of savings within the single currency zone. 

The European Central Bank has given Cyprus until Monday (25 March) to raise billions of euros to clinch an international bailout or face losing emergency funds for its banks and inevitable collapse.

French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said on Sunday (20 January) that he expected Dutch counterpart Jeroen Dijsselbloem to be appointed Eurogroup chief, suggesting Paris had bowed to the inevitable despite reservations about him.