Miranda Sarmento says Centeno's election to the ECB vice-presidency is "difficult"
The Finance Minister emphasises the difficulties his predecessor will face in winning the race for a post at the European Central Bank.
ECB. Spain is a thorn in Centeno's side; Costa is the trump card
Euro-area finance ministers could decide on Monday the next Vice-President of the ECB. Centeno tells Observador he is standing as a candidate for Portugal and for himself. Could he win this 'game of chess'?
From the race to Frankfurt to the race to Belém
Mário Centeno's candidacy for the position of vice‑governor of the European Central Bank marks the political‑economic kick‑off of the year. Journalists António Costa and Pedro Santos Guerreiro explain, in the first episode of 2026 of the podcast 'O Mistério das Finanças', that the former governor of the Bank of Portugal is among the names being considered for the post, ...
Eurogroup to assess candidates for ECB vice‑presidency on 19 January
The Eurogroup will discuss on 19 January the six candidacies submitted to succeed Luis de Guindos as vice‑president of the European Central Bank (ECB), in a race that includes the name of the former governor of the Bank of Portugal, Mário Centeno. The information was confirmed by the president of the Eurogroup in a statement released this Friday, after the deadline ...
Centeno conveyed to the Government his 'wish and request' to stand as a candidate for ECB vice‑president
The Government decided to formally submit Mário Centeno's candidacy for vice‑president of the European Central Bank.
Government submits Mário Centeno's candidacy for ECB vice-presidency
The deadline for eurozone member states to submit candidates for the post of Vice-President of the European Central Bank ends this Friday.
