PM Beata Szydło officially confirms Marek Belka's candidacy as head of the EBRD

On March 1, Prime Minister Beata Szydło announced that central bank head Marek Belka would be a good candidate for the head of the EBRD. "He has our support, no other Pole has any chance for this position, beyond him, ” she told Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. Today, Beata Szydło has officially endorsed Marek Belka as a candidate for the head of the EBRD. "We have time until March 11 to announce the official candidacy of Professor Belka. Certainly, there are always conversations behind the scenes in such elections for important positions. During a newspaper interview I said that Marek Belka would be a Polish government candidate and we would announce it officially, " said the Prime Minister at Thursday's press conference. Belka has been head of the National Bank of Poland (NBP) since June 2010. His term is set to end in June of this year, whereas the term of the EBRD’s current head expires in July, making it a natural transition for the economist.