Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Dutch finance minister Dijsselbloem new chairman of Eurogroup

Dutch finance ministry: Policy Priorities Eurogroup Presidency  
(pdf,English,6 pages)(via FinPermRepEU)

Jeroen Dijsselbloem (Wiki, English)



Toby Sterling, AP reporter in Amsterdam explains how Dijsselbloem's name is properly pronounced:
One more time, English speakers. To pronounce "Dijsselbloem" say the English words "Die" - "Sell" - "Bloom." Accent falls on "Die."
 (source: Twitter: @lbsterling, Jan 18th 2013 15.13 CET)
By popular request: Dijsselbloem is pronounced like the English words "Dye-sell-bloom" or, second best, "Dazzle bloom."
 (source: Twitter: @lbsterling, Jan 18th 2013 15.43 CET)

(Jeroen = 'Ye' - 'roon' <= this author's take)

A report by Dutch public TV - NOS about J. Dijsselbloem to chair Eurogroup gives additional opportunity to learn about the correct pronunciation ;-)

(source: Dijsselbloem ook van Frankrijk groen licht, Nieuwsuur, Jan 21st 2013)

Dutch Finance Minister's Twitter handle:

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