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```htmlGolden Ten Data reported on July 4 that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will personally attend next week's EU finance ministers meeting in Brussels, instead of being represented by the Vice President. According to the European Central Bank's weekly schedule, Lagarde will not only attend the Eurogroup meeting on July 9, but also the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) meeting the following day. This arrangement is unusual, as such meetings are usually attended by the ECB Vice President as a representative. Since Vujčić took office as ECB Vice President in early June, he has attended an Ecofin meeting. The ECB schedule shows he will go to Athens for a meeting next Friday. Lagarde's decision to personally attend these two meetings comes at a time when she has not ruled out the possibility of stepping down early to pursue a political career in France.```

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