Economic Dialogue and Exchange of Views with the Presidents of the Council (ECOFIN), January 2018

Toomas Tõniste, Minister of Finance of Estonia, participated in the ECON Committee meeting of the European Parliament in his capacity of the outgoing President of the ECOFIN Council following the Estonia’s Presidency (July - December 2017). Vladislav Goranov, Minister of Finance of Bulgaria, participated in the meeting in his capacity of the incoming President of the ECOFIN Council during the Bulgaria’s Presidency (January - July 2018).

This briefing provided an overview of the main achievements of the Estonian Presidency, the Bulgaria Presidency priorities in the economic and financial areas, and ongoing developments under the European Semester, the implementation of the SGP, the MIP as well as the Banking Union.

Finally, it presented the latest developments under the third financial assistance programme to Greece. 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'.