Economic Dialogue with the President of the Eurogroup

Uitgebreide analyse 19-11-2018

Mário Centeno, President of the Eurogroup since 13 January 2018, has been invited to a regular Economic Dialogue, notably in accordance with Article 2ab of Regulation 1466/97 as amended. This briefing provides an overview of the ongoing work of the Eurogroup as regards Council recommendations to the Euro Area as a whole, public finances, macro-economic imbalances, financial adjustment programmes and the banking union. As the President of the Eurogroup, Mr Centeno has also been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism. On 19 November, the Eurogroup met to discuss ways to strengthen the governance framework of the EMU. For a separate overview of the role of the President of the Eurogroup, please see separate EGOV briefing.