Media advisory – Eurogroup meeting and Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 17 and 18 January 2022

Indicative programme

All times are approximate and subject to change

Eurogroup meeting – Monday 17 January 

Chaired by Mr Paschal Donohoe, President of Eurogroup

13.45 Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 14.50
Joint doorstep by Paschal Donohoe, President of the Eurogroup and Bruno Le Maire, French Minister for Economic Affairs, Finance and Recovery and Chair of the ECOFIN. 

15.00
Eurogroup (roundtable)

• Economic adjustment and resilience – recent euro area performance compared to international peers
• Thematic discussion on corporate vulnerability and structural developments post Covid-19: challenges and policy responses
• 2022 euro area recommendation
• Economic governance review – euro area aspects
• Miscellaneous

18.00
Eurogroup in inclusive format (roundtable)

• Reporting from the December Euro Summit
• Banking union – state of play including an update on ESM ratification

+/- 19.15
Press conference with Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe, Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni and ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling (live streaming).

Videos and photos from the event

Economic and Financial Affairs Council – Tuesday 18 January 

Chaired by Bruno Le Maire, French Minister for Economic Affairs, Finance and Recovery

08.30 Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 08.50
Doorstep by Bruno Le Maire, French Minister for Economic Affairs, Finance and Recovery

09.00 Breakfast (roundtable)

10.00 Beginning of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of non-legislative “A” items

+/- 10.10 Start of public session

• Priorities of the French Presidency (+/- 10.10 public session)
• Directive on ensuring a global minimum level of taxation for
  multinational groups in the Union
• Any other business: Current financial services legislative proposals

+/- 11.30
Non-legislative activities

• Economic recovery
  • State of play regarding the implementation of the Recovery and
    Resilience Facility (RRF)
• European Semester in 2022
• Preparations for the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in February 2022: G20 EU terms of reference
• Any other business: G7 Presidency priorities, EIB investment report

At the end of the meeting (+/- 13.30) – Press conference with French Minister Bruno Le Maire and Commissioner Dombrovskis (live streaming).

Videos and photos from the event

Arrangements for the press conferences

Both press conferences will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the Europa building press room.

If you haven’t registered for one of the previous Eurogroup or Economic and finance ministers press events, please use this link to do so and have the possibility to ask questions remotely.

• Deadline for registration: Monday, 17 January 2022, 18.00

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

Meeting page – Eurogroup meeting of 17 January 2022

Meeting page – Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 18 January 2022

Source