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

Briefing 02-09-2019

Mika Lintilä, Minister of Finance of Finland, is participating in the ECON Committee in his capacity of President of the ECOFIN Council during the Finnish Presidency (July - December 2019). In accordance with 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 provides an overview of the Finnish Presidency priorities in ECON matters and the Council’s work relating to the implementation of the European Semester for economic coordination. References are also made to further reading relating to the state-of-play on the Banking Union, the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact and the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure under the European Semester.