Eurogroup
The meeting of the finance ministers of the euro zone member states.
Latest
29 October 2026
Following Christine Lagarde’s announcement that she will step down as European Central Bank (ECB) President on 7 February 2027, Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis praised her contribution to euro area stability and confirmed that work to appoint her successor would begin swiftly.
Members of the Eurogroup
The members of the Eurogroup are the ministers from the euro area member states and the Eurogroup president.
Kyriakos Pierrakakis
President of the Eurogroup
Markus Marterbauer
Austria
Vincent Van Peteghem
Belgium
Galab Donev
Bulgaria
Tomislav Ćorić
Croatia
Makis Keravnos
Cyprus
Jürgen Ligi
Estonia
Riikka Purra
Finland
Roland Lescure
France
Lars Klingbeil
Germany
Athanasios Petralias
Greece
Simon Harris
Ireland
Giancarlo Giorgetti
Italy
Māris Kučinskis
Latvia
Taurimas Valys
Lithuania
Gilles Roth
Luxembourg
Clyde Caruana
Malta
Eelco Heinen
Netherlands
Joaquim Miranda Sarmento
Portugal
Ladislav Kamenický
Slovakia
Andrej Šircelj
Slovenia
Carlos Cuerpo
Spain
History
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1997
DecemberThe European Council endorses the creation of the Eurogroup, an informal body that brings together the finance ministers of countries whose currency is the euro.
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2002
JanuaryOn 1 January 2002 the euro starts circulation as banknotes and coins, replacing national currencies.
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2009
DecemberProtocol 14 to the Lisbon Treaty enters into force on 1 December 2009, setting out the role of the Eurogroup.