Lagarde will personally attend next week's meeting of the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will personally attend the EU finance ministers' meeting in Brussels next week instead of sending a deputy to represent her. According to the ECB's weekly schedule, Lagarde will not only attend the Eurogroup meeting on July 9th, but will also attend the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting the following day. This arrangement is unusual, as such meetings are typically attended by the ECB Vice President. Boris Vujcic has attended one Ecofin meeting since taking office as ECB Vice President in early June. The ECB's schedule shows that he will attend a meeting in Athens next Friday. Lagarde's personal attendance at both meetings comes amidst speculation that she may leave her position early to enter French politics.