Video conference of the Eurogroup, 16 April 2021
Agenda highlights
Regular format
International meetings
The President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, will provide information to the Eurogroup on the spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund that he attended.
Thematic discussion on insolvency frameworks
The Eurogroup will hold a thematic discussion on insolvency frameworks based on a technical note prepared by the Commission.
Effective and efficient insolvency frameworks are very important for achieving a quicker recovery as well as more robust growth and deeper financial integration within the euro area in the future.
The euro as digital currency
Finance ministers will take stock of ongoing work on the euro as a digital currency. The discussion will be based on a report by the ECB outlining the results of the consultation on a digital euro that was launched on 12 October 2020.
Eurogroup transparency initiative
Ministers will review the Eurogroupʼs current practices on transparency.
In recent years, the Eurogroup has made significant progress in improving the transparency of its work and enhancing its public communication. It reviews its transparency policy regularly.
Inclusive format (EU27)
Banking union
The chair of the High-Level Working Group on a European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS) will inform ministers about progress made on the consensus-based preparation of a stepwise and time-bound work plan on all outstanding elements needed to complete the Banking Union. The report was requested by the Euro summit in December 2020.
