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eurogroup Doorstep by Olaf Scholz prior to the Eurogroup meeting in July
The EU ministers for economic and financial affairs came together for the Eurogroup and ECOFIN Council meetings in Brussels on 12–13 July. One topic on the agenda was the implementation of national recovery plans under the EU’s recovery fund, Next Generation EU. In addition, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her European colleagues discussed the euro’s international dimension and the next …
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eurogroup Doorstep by Olaf Scholz prior to the Eurogroup meeting in June 2021
The Eurogroup and ECOFIN Council meet in Luxembourg on 17–18 June. The EU ministers for economic and financial affairs discuss issues such as the economic recovery after the corona pandemic, shaping the transformation to a carbon-neutral economy, as well as a global minimum tax and the banking union.
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eurogroup Doorstep by Olaf Scholz prior to the Eurogroup meeting in May 2021
The Eurogroup and ECOFIN Council convene in Lisbon on 21–22 May. This will be the first in-person meeting of EU ministers for economic and financial affairs in quite some time. Two issues vital for Europe’s future are high on the agenda: the economic recovery and shaping the transformation to a carbon-neutral economy and society.
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europe Joint statements on the EU recovery fund
Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and his fellow finance ministers Bruno Le Maire (France), Nadia Calviño (Spain) and Daniele Franco (Italy) on the EU recovery fund: Together we are embarking on a new European era – an era of solidarity, sustainability and success.
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europe EU Recovery Plan: Press conference with Olaf Scholz and Bruno Le Maire
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire jointly presented the two countries’ national recovery plans. The German Recovery and Resilience Plan sends a clear signal in favour of growth, jobs and a climate-friendly and digital future.
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europe German Recovery and Resilience Plan adopted
Today the German government adopted the German Recovery and Resilience Plan (DARP). Ninety percent of the spending in Germany’s recovery plan is targeted towards climate action and the digital transformation. This means that the German government is going well beyond the ambitious targets set by the EU. According to analysis by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), the planned …
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ECOFIN ECOFIN Council: Press conference with Olaf Scholz
Following the virtual meeting of ECOFIN ministers on 16 March 2021, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz provided an overview of the outcomes. One of the main agenda items was the EU’s retail payments strategy. On this subject, Minister Scholz stated: “Today we agreed on Council conclusions for the EU’s retail payments strategy. This step underscores our ambition to ensure the EU’s digital sovereignty. …