Economic Dialogue and Exchange of Views with the President of the Council (ECOFIN) in ECON on 12 and 21 January 2015

Briefing 16-01-2015

Mr Padoan, Italy's Finance Minister takes part in the ECON meeting on 12.1.2015 in his capacity as outgoing President of the ECOFIN-Council during the Italian Presidency (July-December 2014). Mr Reirs, Latvia’s Finance Minister takes part in the ECON meeting on 21.1.2015 in his capacity as incoming President of the ECOFIN-Council during the Latvian Presidency (January-June 2015). These two exchanges of views also cover an Economic Dialogue on the implementation of the 2014 and 2015 European Semester Cycles. 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.