Belgian Finance Minister Steven Vanackere resigns
Belgian Finance Minister Steven Vanackere on Tuesday announced he was resigning from the government after being cited in a scandal concerning Belfius bank, Belga news agency said, as cited by AFP reported.
Jürgen Stark, Member of the Executive Board and Governing Council of the European Central Bank informed President Jean-Claude Trichet on Friday that, for personal reasons, he will resign from his position prior to the end of his term of office on 31 May 2014.