Euro zone finmins back Asmussen for ECB: source

October 3, 2011 – Luxembourg (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers on Monday endorsed Joerg Asmussen as the candidate to replace Juergen Stark on the executive board of the European Central Bank, a euro zone source said.

A European Union summit is set to decide on October 17 on Asmussen's nomination.

(Reporting by Ilona Wissenbach)