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Jean-Claude Juncker (second right), Luxembourg's Prime Minister and chairman of the Eurogroup, greets Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras (second left) as Olli Rehn (left), European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, and Mario Draghi (right), President of the European Central Bank, look on Nov, 12, 2012, during the Eurogroup finance ministers meeting in Brussels. (Associated Press)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Mario Draghi, at the time a candidate to head the European Central Bank, to the chancellery in Berlin in June 2011. Much of the credit for the easing of Europe’s financial crisis has been given to Mr. Draghi’s leadership. For her part, Mrs. Merkel has backed the ECB’s bond-buying plan, made conciliatory statements toward Greece and spoken forcefully about keeping the eurozone together. (Associated Press)