Madam President, the Commission is not directly involved in the appointment of members of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank. I would however like to say how delighted we are that Mrs Tumpel-Gugerell has been nominated as a candidate for membership of the Executive Board.
Madame la Présidente, bien que la Commission ne participe pas directement à la nomination des membres du directoire de la Banque centrale, je tiens à faire part de notre satisfaction quant à la candidature de Mme Tumpel-Gugerell à un poste au sein du directoire.