意大利总理焦尔吉娅·梅洛尼办公室的官员周五表示，在接替克里斯蒂娜·拉加德出任欧洲中央银行行长的西班牙与荷兰候选人之间，意大利尚未做出选择。
Italy has not yet made a choice between the Spanish and Dutch candidates to replace Christine Lagarde as president of the European Central Bank (ECB), officials from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office said on Friday.
西班牙提名了国际清算银行总经理巴勃罗·埃尔南德斯·德科斯，荷兰则推荐了其前央行行长克拉斯·诺特，从2月起接任这一欧洲最有权力的金融职务。
Spain has nominated Pablo Hernandez de Cos, the General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements, while the Netherlands has proposed Klaas Knot, its former central bank chief, to take on Europe's most powerful financial role from February.
这些官员表示，意大利没有属意的人选，并称政府正在评估提交的这两项提名。他们还说，这一过程耗时较长，政府将做出经过审慎考虑的选择。
The officials said Italy did not have a favourite, adding that the government was assessing the two nominations submitted. The process is a lengthy one and the government will make a carefully considered choice, they added.