Changing of the Guard - Monetary Dialogue, October 2011

Study 15-09-2011

On 31 October 2011, the eight years term of Mr Jean-Claude Trichet as ECB President will end. Mr Mario Draghi will succeed in office. This change of leadership in the ECB comes at a pivotal time for the euro area and the European Union as a whole. In this compilation nine monetary policy experts review the Trichet Presidency, especially evaluate the difference that the President has made through his own person and evaluate the challenges with which the new ECB President, Mr Draghi, has to deal with.