New head for ECB’s Irish mission

The ECB is to appoint Diego Rodriguez-Palenzuela as its lead official in the troika’s talks with Ireland.

Mr Rodriguez-Palenzuela, who is currently head of the Frankfurt-based central bank’s capital markets division, will take over as the ECB’s head of mission to Ireland from current troika representative Klaus Masuch after the end of the next review mission, which is due to start on Monday.

“Rodriguez-Palenzuela will take over at some point after the review is completed,” said ECB spokesman William Lelieveldt.