Time for a German to Head ECB, Former Merkel Adviser Says

Germany should finally get the top job at the European Central Bank when Christine Lagarde’s term as president ends in late 2027, according to a former economic adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel.

“I think it would be time, but it’s complicated,” Lars-Hendrik Roeller told Bloomberg Television on Thursday at the Berlin Global Dialogue. “It’s usually also a package deal with other jobs. I think the other big jobs in Europe are not on the line.”