Economics

Christine Lagarde Musters ECB Team for Huddle at Castle Fit for an Empress

  • Policy makers met at Schlosshotel Kronberg outside Frankfurt
  • President’s first meeting focused on improving cooperation
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Christine Lagarde sought to reset relations between colleagues at her first meeting as European Central Bank president -- by ensconcing them in a castle fit for an empress.

The Governing Council, scarred by policy disputes under her predecessor Mario Draghi, was convened for a team-building session on Wednesday at the Schlosshotel Kronberg, a five-star luxury resort north of Frankfurt.