The Eurogroup today elected Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of Economy and Finance of Greece, as President of the Eurogroup

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Election of the President of the Eurogroup

The Eurogroup today elected Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of Economy and Finance of Greece, as President of the Eurogroup, in line with Protocol 14 of the EU treaties.



Kyriakos’ constructive contributions to our work have been highly valued by colleagues. I have no doubt that he will make an excellent President of the Eurogroup and wholeheartedly wish him every success in this post.

Makis Keravnos, acting President of the Eurogroup

The new President will take office as of 12 December 2025 and will serve a two-and-a-half-year term.

The first Eurogroup meeting under Kyriakos Pierrakakis’ presidency is currently planned for 19 January 2026.Kyriakos Pierrakakis elected Eurogroup President (press release, 11 December 2025)
Election of the Eurogroup President (background information)


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Ευρωομάδα, 11 Δεκεμβρίου 2025

Εκλογή Προέδρου της Ευρωομάδας

Το Eurogroup εξέλεξε σήμερα τον Κυριάκο Πιερρακάκη, Υπουργό Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών της Ελλάδας, ως Πρόεδρο του Eurogroup, σύμφωνα με το Πρωτόκολλο 14 των Συνθηκών της ΕΕ.



Η εποικοδομητική συμβολή του Κυριάκου στο έργο μας έχει εκτιμηθεί ιδιαίτερα από τους συναδέλφους μας. Δεν έχω καμία αμφιβολία ότι θα αποτελέσει έναν εξαιρετικό Πρόεδρο του Eurogroup και του εύχομαι ολόψυχα κάθε επιτυχία σε αυτή τη θέση.

Μάκης Κεραυνός, αναπληρωτής πρόεδρος του Eurogroup

Ο νέος Πρόεδρος θα αναλάβει καθήκοντα στις 12 Δεκεμβρίου 2025 και θα υπηρετήσει για δυόμισι χρόνια.

Η πρώτη συνεδρίαση του Eurogroup υπό την προεδρία του Κυριάκου Πιερρακάκη έχει προγραμματιστεί για τις 19 Ιανουαρίου 2026.Ο Κυριάκος Πιερρακάκης εξελέγη Πρόεδρος του Eurogroup (δελτίο τύπου, 11 Δεκεμβρίου 2025)
Εκλογή του Προέδρου της Ευρωομάδας (γενικές πληροφορίες)

● Eurogroup   11/12/2025 17:48 | Press release | Kyriakos Pierrakakis elected Eurogroup President   The Eurogroup today elected Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of Economy and Finance of Greece, as President of the Eurogroup, in line with Protocol 14 of the EU treaties. The new President will take office as of 12 December 2025 and will serve a two-and-a-half-year term. The first Eurogroup meeting under Kyriakos Pierrakakis’ presidency is currently planned for 19 January 2026. Background The Eurogroup is an informal body where ministers from euro area member states discuss matters of common concern in relation to sharing the euro as the single currency. Its main task is to ensure close coordination of economic policies among the euro area member states. It also aims to promote conditions for stronger economic growth and is responsible for preparing the Euro Summit meetings and for their follow-up. It usually meets once a month, on the eve of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. The first Eurogroup meeting took place on 4 June 1998 in Luxembourg. The first President of the Eurogroup was Jean-Claude Juncker. He was succeeded by Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Mário Centeno and Paschal Donohoe. CV - Kyriakos Pierrakakis Motivation letter - Kyriakos Pierrakakis EU Treaty - Protocol 14 on the Eurogroup Election of the Eurogroup President (background information) Eurogroup (background information)   Visit the website