Video conference of the Eurogroup, 16 April 2021

Summary:

The Eurogroup held a meeting via videoconference on 16 April 2021. It met in its regular format as well as in its inclusive format. The agenda included the following items:

• Briefing by the Eurogroup President on the discussions at the spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF);
• Discussion on insolvency frameworks, based on technical note prepared by the European Commission;
• Briefing and discussion around ongoing work related to the Euro as a digital currency, based on a report published by the European Central Bank (ECB);
• Review of the Eurogroup's practices on transparency;
• Briefing on progress concerning the development of a work plan aimed at the completion of the Banking Union.

Official

Eurogroup: Remarks by Paschal Donohoe following the Eurogroup video conference of 16 April 2021 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/04/16/remarks-by-paschal-donohoe-following-the-eurogroup-video-conference-of-16-april-2021/

European Commission: Remarks by Commissioner Gentiloni at the Eurogroup press conference (16 April 2021) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_21_1813

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