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Indicative programme

All times are approximate and subject to change.

Eurogroup meeting: Monday 8 November

+/- 14.00

Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 14.45

Doorstep by Eurogroup President, Paschal Donohoe

15.00

Eurogroup (roundtable)

  • Macroeconomic developments, including inflation, and policy prospects in the euro area
  • Digital euro - the policy objectives and uses of a digital euro in the global competitive context
  • Any other business - debrief on international meetings

17.30

Eurogroup in inclusive format (roundtable)

  • Economic governance review - euro area dimension - presentation and exchange of views
  • Banking Union
  • Any other business

At the end of the meeting (+/- 20.00): press conference with Eurogroup President, Paschal Donohoe, Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni and ESM Chief Economist and Management Board Member Rolf Strauch (live streaming).

Videos and photos from the event

Economic and Financial Affairs Council: Tuesday 9 November

+/- 08.00

Arrivals (live streaming)

Time to be confirmed

Doorstep by Andrej Šircelj, Sloveniaʼs Minister for Finance

10.00 Breakfast (roundtable)

11.00 Beginning of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council

  • Adoption of the agenda
  • Approval of "A" items

+/- 11.05

+/- 13.00

  • The EU economy after Covid-19: Implications for economic governance
  • Economic Recovery in Europe: Implementation of the RRF
  • Economic Recovery in Europe: Financing of the NGEU
  • Energy prices, inflation and policy implications
  • Conclusions on the future of the European Semester in the context of the RRF
  • Follow-up to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors and the IMF annual meetings of 13-14 October 2021
  • Conclusions on EU statistics
  • European Court of Auditors’ annual report on the implementation of the budget of the EU for the financial year 2020

+/- 16.00

Press conference with Slovenian Finance Minister, Andrej Šircelj, and Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis i (live streaming).

Videos and photos from the event

In the margins of the meetings:

  • Monday 8 November 2021: 11.30 Macroeconomic dialogue
  • Tuesday 9 November 2021: 09.00 Ministerial dialogue with EFTA countries

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 Justus Lipsius press room.

If you hadn'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, 8 November 2021, 15.00

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

Meeting page - Eurogroup meeting of 8 November 2021

Meeting page - Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 9 November 2021