Brussels Edition: Game of Thrones
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The EU’s Game of Thrones premieres today as the bloc’s finance ministers start the process to replace European Central Bank chief economist Peter Praet, whose term expires in May. It’s the first in a series of top EU jobs — including the most revered prizes of ECB and EU Commission presidents — which are up for grabs this year. Meanwhile, worrying signs of weakening growth, troubled banks and fractured politics are multiplying.