member of the European Central Bank [ member of the ECB | member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank ]

administrator

Vice-President of the Executive Board | Vice-President of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank

Executive Board of the ECB | Executive Board of the European Central Bank

member at large

appointment of members [ designation of members | resignation of members | term of office of members ]

Dublin Regulation | Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national | Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person

International Monetary Fund member country [ IMF member country | International Monetary Fund member | IMF member ]

decision-making body (EU) [ board of governors (UE) | management committee (UE) ]

50. Is concerned at the contempt shown by the Council towards Parliament’s resolution of 25 October 2012 on the appointment of a new Member of the executive board of the ECB , and notes that due consideration should be given to both the expertise and the gender of members in the appointment of ECB top management; takes the view that the EU institutions, including the ECB, should lead by example in the field of gender balance and that it is essential that the gender representation among leading positions within the ECB be improved; disapproves of the fact that the Member States ignored the negative vote in Parliament, both in the ECON C ...[+++]ommittee and in the plenary, because of the lack of a gender balance perspective in the appointment of Yves Mersch; urges the Member States to incorporate a gender-balance perspective, with the possibility of positive action on the basis of a balanced gender representation, in the appointment of members to the Executive Board;

At the same time, to facilitate the day-to-day operation of the ECB, direct reporting lines have been established between the individual members of the Executive Board and the various ECB departments, according to the allocation of portfolios decided among Board members.

This being said, the only conditions provided in the Treaty and the ECB/ESCB Statute for the appointment of members to the ECB’s Executive Board relate to their professional expertise and experience: “the members of the Executive Board shall be appointed from among persons of recognised standing and professional experience in monetary or banking matters”.

However, given the multitude of issues that the Executive Board has to deal with, it makes perfect sense that, for administrative reasons, Executive Board members agree among themselves which ECB business areas should primarily report to which Executive Board member, without, however, giving up the collective responsibility of the entire Executive Board.