Dutchman to head EuroZone Finance

Announcing his candidacy on Thursday, Dijsselbloem told Dutch lawmakers he wanted to broaden out the Eurogroup’s agenda beyond discussion of crisis measures and bailout countries.  “It has to be broadened out to include economic co-operation and reinforcement,” he said, adding that reforms were needed in virtually all the countries of the eurozone.  This conciliatory style marks a break with the blunt style of his predecessor, Jan Kees De Jager, who ruffled feathers with his demands for fiscal discipline in the eurozone periphery.  He has carrots to go with the sticks. In December, he promised Dutch lawmakers he would help Greek tax authorities deal with tax dodgers by sending them details of hundreds of Greek yachts anchored in Dutch ports…Article

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