Eurogroup meeting, 19 February 2018

Formal meetings of the Eurozone group held in 2018:

+ Eurogroup meeting, 22 January 2018

A meeting of the Eurogroup was held on 19 February 2018. It took place in two formats, including an extended version including the 27 EU Member States. The agenda includes the following topics:

+ Information on further progress achieved by Greeve in implementing the remaining actions under the third review of the programme;

+ Information on the key finding of the 8th post-programme surveillance mission to Ireland;

+ Exchange of views on how to bring forward on the reform of the European Stability Mechanism;

+ Discussion on the appointment of the Vice-President of the European Central Bank (ECB) and decision over the Eurogroup's political support;

+ Discussion by the EU27 on the progress achieved in the implementation of the roadmap on banking union completion.

European Commission: Commissioner Moscovici's introductory remarks at the Eurogroup press conference http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-18-921_en.htm

Eurogroup: Remarks by M. Centeno following the Eurogroup meeting of 19 February 2018 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2018/02/19/remarks-by-m-centeno-following-the-eurogroup-meeting-of-19-february-2018/

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