Economics
Germany Is Ready for a Fight as Merkel Targets EU's Top Jobs
- Presidencies of European Commission and ECB will be targeted
- No German has ever managed the central bank in its history
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Angela Merkel is preparing for a clash with France as she pushes Germany’s most ambitious bid yet for a top European Union job.
The German chancellor is focused on securing the presidency of the European Commission or the European Central Bank for one of her compatriots, according to officials with knowledge of her thinking. If her Bavarian ally Manfred Weber can’t lead the commission, a German should run the ECB instead, they said, asking not to be identified speaking about government strategy.