APRNEWS - The European Central Bank's governing council will Wednesday announce its preferred candidate to succeed France's Daniele Nouy as head of the eurozone's banking watchdog.

Gunning for the high-profile job are Sharon Donnery, deputy governor of Ireland's central bank, the president of France's banking regulator Robert Ophele and Italy's Andrea Enria, chair of the European Banking Authority.

AFP - French President Emmanuel Macron warned Europe on Tuesday against the temptations of "authoritarianism" both around the world and inside the European Union itself.