Eurogroup meeting of 5 December and Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 6 December 2022

 

Press material Monday 5 December 2022

● Council of the EU   05/12/2022 08:29 | Media advisory | Media advisory – Eurogroup meeting of 5 December and Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 6 December 2022   Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Monday 5 December - Eurogroup meeting, Brussels Chaired by Paschal Donohoe, President of Eurogroup 13.30 Arrivals (live streaming) 13.45 TBC doorstep by Paschal Donohoe, President of Eurogroup (live streaming) 15.00 ESM Board of Governors meeting (roundtable) 15.30 Eurogroup in inclusive format (roundtable): macroeconomic developments and prospects 16.30 Eurogroup in regular format: Assessment of euro area member states' draft budgetary plans and of the budgetary situation and prospects of the euro area Euro area recommendations for 2023: presentation by the Commission Commission communication on orientations for a reform of the EU economic governance framework – draft work plan on euro area aspects Post programme surveillance reports: Cyprus, Ireland, Portugal, Spain Greece: post programme surveillance report and policy contingent debt measures Election of the president of Eurogroup Eurogroup work programme for the first half of 2023 Miscellaneous At the end of the meeting (+/- 19.00) - Press conference with Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe, Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni and ESM Managing Director Pierre Gramegna (live streaming). Videos and photos from the event Tuesday 6 December - Economic and Financial Affairs Council, Brussels Chaired by Zbyněk Stanjura, Czech Minister of Finance 08.00 Arrivals (live streaming) 08.45 Doorstep by Zbyněk Stanjura, Czech Minister of Finance (live streaming) 09.00 Ecofin breakfast (roundtable) 10.00 Beginning of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council Adoption of the agenda Approval of "A" items: non-legislative list +/- 10.05 EU budget: rule of law conditionality mechanism +/- 11.10 Economic recovery in Europe: national plan of Hungary +/- 11.40 Approval of "A" items: legislative list (public session) Financial support to Ukraine (public session) Taxation: global minimum level of taxation (Pillar 2) (public session) Energy taxation (public session) EU’s new own resources (public session) +/- 14.10 Any other business: - Current financial services legislative proposals (public session) +/- 14.20 Economic governance review European Semester 2023 Report on the implementation of the EU budget EU budget for 2023: administrative expenditure At the end of the meeting +/- 15.45 - Press conference with Czech Minister Zbyněk Stanjura and Commission Vice President 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 Justus Lipsius press room. If you haven't registered for one of the previous Eurogroup or Economic and Financial Affairs Council press events, please use this link to do so and have the possibility to ask questions remotely. Deadline for registration: Monday, 5 December 2022, 17.00 Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants shortly after the deadline.