EU Ecofin Council

EU Ministers debated competitiveness and regulatory burden reduction, while the Commission presented the Omnibus packages. The Council reached a political…

The EU Council today approved conclusions setting guidelines for the EU’s annual budget for 2026. The guidelines provide political steer…

Competitiveness and improving business environment The Commission will be invited to present the Competitiveness Compass...

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Here are the headlines from last week’s Insight EU Finance Monitoring, published on Friday night. We provide the headlines with…

Here are the headlines from last week’s Insight EU Finance Monitoring, published on Friday night. We provide the headlines with…

Customs reform Ministers will be informed of the progress of work within the Council on...

Here are the headlines from last week’s Insight EU Finance Monitoring, published on Friday night. We provide the headlines with…

The EU Ecofin Council discussed the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility and approved Germany’s modified recovery and resilience…

Live streaming Estimated schedule 16 July 2024 10:10 Public session 13:30 Press conference   Work...

Among the issues on the agenda are the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the support to Ukraine and the EU mandate…

Agenda highlights EU ministers of economic and financial affairs will hold an informal videoconference to...

The Council and the European Parliament today reached agreement on the EU’s annual budget for 2024. 

More information about the agenda and the outcome of this meeting is available on the...

Ministers discuss financial assistance for Ukraine and strengthening the resilience of the banking sector Today,...

Brussels, 24 May 2022 Economic and financial consequences of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine The...

Brussels, 15 March 2022 Sanctions on Russia Over breakfast, economy and finance ministers discussed the economic...

Chair: Bruno Le Maire, Minister for Economic Affairs, Finance and Recovery European Commission representatives: Executive Vice-President...

Brussels, 2 March 2022 EU economy and finance ministers met via video conference to discuss...

Priorities of the French Presidency The French presidency presented its priorities for economic and financial...

Chair: Bruno Le Maire, Minister for Economic Affairs, Finance and Recovery European Commission representatives: Executive Vice-President...

VAT rates Ministers agreed on a proposal for a Council directive on rates of value...

Brussels, 7 December 2021 New rules on VAT rates offer Member States more flexibility while...

Chair: Andrej Šircelj, Slovenia’s Minister for Finance European Commission representative: Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner...

The Council endorsed an agreement on the 2022 EU budget reached with the European Parliament....

Economic governance and recovery  Ministers exchanged views on the EU economy following the COVID-19 pandemic,...

The Council of the European Union: NOTES that in 2020, the framework for the annual...

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 At today’s meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council, chaired by...

The Council will prepare the meeting of the conciliation committee taking place the same day....

Starting at 9:00, ministers will hold a ministerial dialogue with their EFTA counterparts from Iceland,...

5 October 2021 In conclusions approved today, the Council decided to remove Anguilla, Dominica and Seychelles from...

Economic recovery Economy and finance ministers discussed the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and...