ECB’s Lagarde Set to Skip Budapest Ecofin, Only Attend Eurogroup
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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will attend a meeting of euro-area finance chiefs in Budapest next week, though she’s skipping the broader gathering of European Union officials taking place in the Hungarian capital.
The ECB’s weekly agenda shows her traveling to the so-called Eurogroup on Friday. Yet there’s no mention of her also staying for the subsequent informal Ecofin. Executive Board member Piero Cipollone — who like Lagarde typically participates in these events — isn’t down to be in Budapest.