Media advisory – Eurogroup meeting and Economic and Financial Affairs Council, Luxembourg 17-18 June 2021

Indicative programme

Place:
European Convention Center in Luxembourg

All times are approximate and subject to change.

ESM Board of Governors Annual Meeting: 17 June

11.30
Arrivals (live streaming)

12.30
ESM board of Governors meeting (roundtable)

14.00
Press conference with ESM Chairman of the Board, Paschal Donohoe, and ESM Managing Director, Klaus Regling (live streaming)

Eurogroup meeting: 17 June

13.30
Arrivals (live streaming)

15.00
Beginning of the Eurogroup meeting (roundtable)
– Post-programme surveillance for Portugal, Cyprus, Spain and Ireland
– 10th Enhanced surveillance report and policy contingent debt measures for Greece
– IMF Article IV interim mission to the euro area
– Functioning of the ERM II

17.30
Eurogroup in inclusive format (roundtable)
– Completing the Banking Union

At the end of the meeting: Press conference with Eurogroup President, Paschal Donohoe, Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni and ESM Managing Director, Klaus Regling (live streaming)

EIB Board of Governors Annual Meeting: 18 June

08.00-09.30
EIB Board of Governors meeting

Economic and Financial Affairs Council: 18 June

07.30
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/-07.45
Doorstep by João Leão, Portugalʼs Minister for Finance (live streaming)

10.30
Beginning of the ECOFIN Council
– Adoption of the agenda
– Approval of non-legislative A items

+/- 10.40
– Adoption of legislative A items (public session)
– VAT rates (public session)
– VAT exemption for imports and other operations of the Union with public interest (public session)
– Strengthening of the Banking Union (public session)
– Any other business: Current financial services legislative proposals (public session)

+/- 12.55
– Economic recovery in Europe: implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility
– Implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact: Recommendation under the Excessive Deficit Procedure
– European semester 2021: Recommendations on the updated Stability or Convergence Programmes
– Conclusions on the fiscal sustainability challenges arising from ageing
– Preparation of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting on 9-10 July 2021 – EU Terms of Reference
– Any other business: Solvency II Review
– European Court of Auditors special report on gender mainstreaming in the EU budget

+/- 14.30
Press conference with Portuguese Finance Minister, João Leão, and Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis  (live streaming)

Arrangements for the press conferences

In light of the gradual relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions both in Belgium and Luxembourg, a limited number of journalists will be allowed to attend physically the Eurogroup meeting and the ECOFIN Council. More info here.

Press conferences will remain accessible also in video conference. EU accredited journalists should register using this link to be able to ask questions remotely. Journalists who already registered for previous Eurogroup/Ecofin press conferences do not need to register again.

– Deadline for the registration: Thursday 17 June, 16.00

Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants after the deadline.

Meeting page – Eurogroup meting of 17 June 2021

Meeting page – Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 18 June 2021