EU Parliament Prefers Kazāks and Centeno for ECB Vice Presidency

14 January 2026

By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – Following Wednesday's hearings at the European Parliament in Brussels with all candidates hoping to succeed European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos, Aurore Lalucq, Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, issued the following statement:

"On 14th January, the Members of the Economic and Monetary Affairs committee held informal exchanges of views with the six candidates for the position as the next ECB Vice-President.

The committee's Coordinators, representing the majority of the committee's composition, supported Mārtiņš Kazāks and Mário Centeno as the preferred candidates for this position.

I informed the President of the Eurogroup, Kyriakos Pierrakákis, and the ECOFIN President and Minister of Finance of Cyprus, Makis Keravnos accordingly."