Professor Marek Belka was elected to the Steering Committee of the European Systemic Risk Board Date: 20-01-2011 The President of the National Bank of Poland, Professor Marek Belka was elected to the Steering Committee of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB). The Steering Committee plays crucial role within the new supervisory architecture of the European Union assisting the ESRB in decision-making process. Together with Mr Marek Belka, the following governors were elected members of the Steering Committee for three year-term: Mr Mario Draghi (Banca d’Italia); Mr Athanasios Orphanides (Central Bank of Cyprus) and Mr Axel Weber (Deutsche Bundesbank). The NBP President Mr Marek Belka is the only representative of the Central and Eastern European central banks in the Steering Committee of the ESRB. ESRB website: http://www.esrb.europa.eu/news/pr/date/2011/html/pr110120.en.html |