Eurogroup meeting, 17 January 2022

Summary:

A meeting of the Eurogroup was held on 17 January 2022. It met in its regular and inclusive format. The agenda included the following items:

• Thematic discussion on economic adjustment and resilience in terms of recent performance of the Euro area compared to international peers, based on input from the European Commission;
• Thematic discussion on the solvency situation of the corporate sector and potential measures to facilitate corporate restructuring and economic adjustment in the Euro area, based on input from the European Commission;
• Discussion on the draft Council Recommendation on the economic policy of the Eurozone for 2022;
• Discussion on the Euro area fiscal framework and arrangement for financial assistance and post-programme surveillance, in the framework of the work plan regarding the EU's economic governance review;
• Discussion concerning the state of play on the strengthening of the Banking Union;
• Update on the ratification of the revised European Stability Mechanism (ESM) treaty;
• Briefing and exchange of views on the outcome of the latest Euro Summit.

Official

Eurogroup: Remarks by Paschal Donohoe following the Eurogroup meeting of 17 January 2022 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/01/17/remarks-by-paschal-donohoe-following-the-eurogroup-meeting-of-17-january-2022/

European Commission: Press remarks by Commissioner Gentiloni at the Eurogroup press conference (17 January 2022) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_22_396

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