Agenda highlights
Macro-economic developments in the euro area
Ministers will exchange views on the macro-economic situation in the euro area. The director of the EU Agency for the Coordination of Energy Regulators (ACER), Christian Zinglersen, invited as a guest speaker by the Eurogroup president, will update the Eurogroup on recent energy price developments. This will inform the Eurogroup's regular monitoring of economic developments in the euro area.
Preparation of international meetings
Ahead of the upcoming annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, the Eurogroup will take stock of exchange rate developments in past months.
The Eurogroup typically discusses exchange rate developments in preparation for international meetings.
Euro area priorities in recovery and resilience plans and lessons learnt from European response to Covid-19
Ministers will take stock of the implementation of euro area priorities in the recovery and resilience plans based on a presentation from the European Commission. This will also allow ministers to exchange views on the future economic policy priorities for the euro area.
Thematic discussion work programme for 2022
Ministers will exchange views on the 2022 programme of Eurogroup thematic discussions on growth and jobs, based on an issues note. The aim is to select relevant and priority themes and discuss ways to structure the thematic discussions so as to maximise their contribution to the achievement of the euro area policy objectives.
Greece – 11th enhanced surveillance report
The Eurogroup will discuss the 11th enhanced surveillance report on Greece. This report is not linked to a decision on the policy-contingent debt measures.
The Commission adopted a decision on 11 July 2018 to activate the enhanced surveillance framework for Greece, which entered into force following the end of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) programme in August 2018. These quarterly enhanced surveillance reports enable close monitoring of the economic, fiscal and financial situation and the post-programme policy commitments, as agreed by the Eurogroup in June 2018.
Banking union update and reporting on operational aspects
14th hearing of the chair of the Supervisory Board
The chair of the European Central Bank (ECB) Supervisory Board, Andrea Enria, will inform the Eurogroup about the supervisory tasks carried out under the ECB banking supervision. The chair will focus in particular on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on credit risk, the emerging risks that warrant supervisory action, the structural transformation of the European banking sector and the adjustments of business models driven by digitalisation and climate risk.
Reporting on recent activities of the Single Resolution Board
The chair of the Single Resolution Board (SRB), Elke König, will update the Eurogroup on the recent activities undertaken by the SRB, focusing on priorities with regard to banks' resolvability, the minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL), preparation for the implementation phase of the common backstop and the recent rulings of the European Court of Justice affecting the SRB.
This is a regular presentation, which takes place twice a year in parallel with the hearing of the chair of the ECB Supervisory Board.
