Economic Dialogue and Exchange of Views with the President of the Council (ECOFIN)

Briefing 23-01-2017

Edward Scicluna, Minister of Finance of Malta, is participating in the ECON as current President of the ECOFIN Council during the Maltese Presidency (January - June 2017). According to the Treaty of the Union, Member States shall regard their economic policies as a matter of common concern and shall coordinate them within the Council. This briefing prepared by the Economic Governance Support Unit covers the Maltese Presidency priorities in the economic and financial fields, the recent developments in the implementation of the SGP, the MIP, the recommendations for the Euro Area, as well as the latest developments in completing the Banking Union.