The body remains in doubt about its candidacy for the Eurogroup presidency.

The Minister of Economy, Trade, and Enterprise, Carlos Cuerpo, stated this Wednesday that he will decide in the "coming days" whether to put forward his candidacy to chair the Eurogroup , although the deadline to do so is this Friday.

In statements to TVE and RNE reported by Europa Press, Cuerpo indicated that he is still considering whether or not to launch his candidacy and that in the coming days they will complete "an internal analysis" on the matter. "The deadline is Friday, and we have, of course, been giving a lot of thought to the future of the Eurogroup," he stated.

Asked then if he was updating his CV, the minister stated that "it's been a year and a half since he needed to update it," given that it's a source of "pride" to be able to convey the "presentation sheet" of the Spanish economy wherever he goes , both to colleagues from other countries and to investors, with economic data that show Spain "as a positive exception among advanced economies." "And as I say, a source of pride for Spain but also for this Government," he reiterated.

Regardless of who chairs the Eurogroup, Cuerpo said the important thing is that the next term of this institution, which is "key" for the Eurozone countries, is up to the new challenges it faces.

"It must be an institution that is agile, that is efficient in decision-making, and that focuses on strengthening the role of the euro in our internal market and our capabilities , because we are facing a change in the conception of international geoeconomics. The cards are being dealt again, and Europe must play its cards, and the Eurozone must rise to the challenge," he stressed.

In fact, he recalled that last week, at the Eurogroup meeting, Spain, along with the other four major Eurozone countries—France, the Netherlands, Italy, and Germany—presented a letter outlining the paths forward they believe the Eurogroup should take in the next term. On the other hand, regarding yesterday's statements by the Governor of the Bank of Spain, José Luis Escrivá, who stated that the Bank's advisor, Judith Arnal, told him that the Bank had asked him to resign, the minister simply stated, in statements to Onda Cero, that the institution's independence is "guaranteed" by the current legislative framework, without entering into the controversy.